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WQ.288/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
BY DEPUTY M.B. ANDREWS OF ST. HELIER NORTH
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 23rd JUNE 2025
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 30th JUNE 2025
Question
"Will the Minister state the number of individuals with HIV known to Health and Community Services in 2024 and 2025, and also advise the number of babies born in Jersey with HIV in each of the last five years?"
Answer
The number of individuals with HIV known to Health and Care Jersey Services Division in 2024 was 153.
Between 1st January 2025 and 26th June 2025, fewer than 10 people have been diagnosed with HIV, and fewer than 10 people with HIV have either left the Island or died. It is not possible to provide a more precise figure for 2025 as it would risk disclosing information about this small number of people, especially given that this is a partial year.
The number of babies born with HIV in Jersey over the five-year period requested is fewer than five cases in total. Statistical disclosure control requirements mean that an annual breakdown is not possible due to the risk of identifying individuals.
This approach is necessary to protect patient confidentiality and privacy, to prevent potential identification of mothers and children, to maintain public trust in health service data collection and reporting and comply with data protection obligations. Given Jersey's small population size and the correspondingly low numbers of people living with HIV, this approach to data disclosure is particularly important.