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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER BY SENATOR S.C. FERGUSON ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 17th JUNE 2014

Question

Given that there are 25 Ministerial decisions which have not been listed on the gov.je website for 2014, would the Chief Minister provide a list, including titles of these decisions, and the reason

for their exemption from publication?

Answer

The Chief Minister's Department has raised 15 exempt Ministerial Decisions so far in 2014. They were exempted as scheduled below, based on the Code of Practice on Public Access to Official

Information booklet (size 20kb) which is available on gov.je.

 

MINISTERIAL NUMBER

DETAIL

EXEMPTION

2014-0005

Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures - Iran)(Jersey) Order 2012, as amended

Exemption 3.2(a) (xi):

Information  shall  be  exempt  from  disclosure,  if such  disclosure  would,  or  might  be  liable  to prejudice the competitive position of a third party, if and so long as its disclosure would, by revealing commercial information supplied by a third party, be likely to cause significant damage to the lawful commercial or professional activities of the third party.

2014-0020

Appeal to the Assistant Chief Minister for in principle consent to be granted in respect of the acquisition of a residential property by a company under Article 20 of the Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012.

Exemption 3.2.1 (a) (i):

Information  shall  be  exempt  from  disclosure,  if such  disclosure  would,  or  might  be  liable  to constitute an unwarranted invasion of the privacy of an individual.

2014-0029

Law drafting instructions concerning an amendment to the Financial Services Commission (Jersey) Law 1998 (that are intended to remove the stated retirement age of Commissioners from the Law)

Exemption 3.2.1(a) (xiv):

Information  shall  be  exempt  from  disclosure,  if such  disclosure  would,  or  might  be  liable  to constitute  a  premature  release  of  a  draft  policy which is in the course of development.

2014-0030

Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures - Iran) (Jersey) Order 2012

Exemption 3.2 (a) (xi)

2014-0041

Acquisition of Apartment, St Helier

Exemption 3.2.1 (a) (i)

2014-0046

Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures - Iran) (Jersey) Order 2012, as amended

Exemption 3.2 (a) (xi)

 

2014-0048

Law Drafting instructions to amend Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 – Regulations to enable the objectives agreed to by the Council of Ministers (CoM) to be achieved in respect of cost limits and fees

Exemption 3.2.1(a) (xiv)

2014-0049

Law drafting instructions for Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 in respect of articles 13, 17 and 44

Exemption 3.2.1(a) (xiv)

2014-0054

Appeal to the Assistant Chief Minister seeking to be granted early residential status under Regulation 4(2) (a) (`Entitled for Work Only status') of the Control of Housing and Work Regulations.

Exemption 3.2.1 (a) (i)

2014-0063

Requests for Restructuring Provision funds in support of the Public Sector Reform Programme and transfer of budgets to the Chief Minister's Department.

Exemption 3.2.1 (a) (xiv)

2014-0066

Appeal to the Assistant Chief Minister seeking to be granted early residential status under Regulation 2(1) (f) of the Control of Housing and Work Regulations on the grounds of hardship.

Exemption 3.2.1 (a) (i)

2014-0067

Budget transfer to Chief Minister's Department (CMD) from Treasury and Resources (T&R).

Exemption a (vii) (ix) (xiv):

Such disclosure would, or might be liable to harm the conduct of national or international affairs or the Island's relations with other jurisdictions; cause damage  to  the  economic  interests  of  the  Island; constitute  a  premature  release  of  a  draft  policy which is in the course of development.

2014-0080

Application for `Entitled' residential status under Regulation 2(1) (f) of the Control of Housing and Work (Residential and Employment Status) (Jersey) Regulations 2013 on the grounds of hardship.

Exemption 3.2.1 (a) (i)

2014-0094

Freedom of Information (Schedule 1) (Jersey) Regulations 201– regulations to be drafted

Exemption 3.2.1(a) (xiv)

2014-0097

Control of Housing and Work Law (CHWL) Applications

Exemption 3.2.1.b:

Information shall be exempt from disclosure, if the information concerned was given to the authority concerned in confidence on the understanding that it would be treated by it as confidential, unless the provider of the information agrees to its disclosure.

The Ministerial Decisions exempted as policy in the course of development under Exemption 3.2.1(a) (xiv) become public when the related proposal or draft law is lodged with the States Assembly.