Policing of Events - User Pays - Various Submissions re Jersey Live - Submission - 19 October 2007

Submissions for review of Policing of Events – User Pays

Just to say at the outset. If the Public are charged in the ticket price and told that they are paying for Police services then those should be handed on to the States. Otherwise they should refund the money to the Public. The organisers otherwise are obtaining monies for purposes other than described

I think this should part of the police duties the money for the already expensive tickets should go to more artists from the UK

I also think the policing was out of control this year people were getting pulled for the silliest of things I even seen an officer telling a father to get his 5 year old of his shoulders

Regards

Celine Sweeney

I think it's ridiculous that we as tax payers should have to pay extra to police events, and it should not happen as the states should organise this with our money! Very angered that we had to pay extra for Jerseylive. People won't want to come next year if the prices were as extortionate! Also some better bands would be useful!

Johnny Ashton

When I get my pay slip at the end of the month it has a deduction for

TAX; I assume the Police Force is included in this tax, as such I do

not expect to pay twice when I go to events such as Jersey Live. Unless you intend to apply a level playing field and charge The

Battle of Flowers, Gory Fate, Food Festivals etc for Police cover, I

suggest this is dropped!

Mr John Nasey

No I certainly don't think we should pay for policing. We do more than enough via our taxes and the whole festival is way over-policed anyway.

When is Jersey going to wake up to the fact that we are a 9 x 5 Island, and we really do not need reinforcements to police a concert! We have more police per capita than most places in the world.

Regards. J.Bougourd.

As a tax payer in Jersey, I do not feel that it should be necessary to pay extra for police as this should be covered by taxes in the first place

Anon

I don't think you need such a large police presents as there is a very efficient and affective security company that attend the event. So less police should mean the user pays less or better still – nothing.

Sarah Le Vallee

I do not think that we should have to pay extra for policing at events such as Jersey Live. The cost of the tickets will prohibit many youngsters from attending. This is a great event and good for the Island - it's no different to the Battle of Flowers.

J Hill

I would to voice may opinion with regard to the additional costs of policing events such as Jersey Live.

I feel the charges for additional police were unnecessary or at least too high given the good track record of the event was it even necessary to bring over more police? Surely the costs of policing the Island is already met by the Tax payer and should benefit all.

Leeana

Good Afternoon

I believe that as I have paid my taxes that I should not have to pay an enlarged ticket price to cover the services of police. Especially as the policing of the event was so poor this year.

Andrena Ball

NO WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT BE CHARGED EXTRA FOR POLICING AT EVENTS... WE PAY ENOUGH TAX AS IT IS...!!! JERSEY HAS IT ALL WRONG!!

Claire Williams

Make US pay for JERSEY LIVE , no way , thats completely out of order ,it is the only event in jersey i go to all year , its expensive enough as it is without you chucking more charges on top , i think the way you are dealing with this situation is a disgrace.

Kind Regards

Jack

no i dont think we should be charged again, thats why we pay our taxes and them to stop being greedy

thanks

Kerry + Oh

Personally I feel that large profit making events should have to bear the full cost or may be three quarters of the costs of policing. It seems unfair that events such as Jersey Live make huge amounts of money and still expect hand outs from the public purse. They are a business not a charity and therefore no special dispensation should be shown to them.

bb

Hi just rec'vd e-mail from Jersey Live etc, in my opinion I feel we pay enough tax etc for the governing of such events as Jersey Live, Air Display etc, we certainly DO NOT wish to pay any extra on our tickets for these events or nobody will wish to participate. Regards.......A Crolla

I don't see why I should pay any extra Mal Morgan

As a Jersey born tax payer,I think that if you are to charge one event for policing you have to charge them all,but generally I feel that there should be no charge,there is more trouble in St Helier at the weekend but do the states police charge the pubs were there is trouble for there time?.

A.Asbury

The policing at Jersey Live was too much and if an event like this has to pay then all events should pay.

but I think this event should not have to suffer such a large payment Tom Bale

I do not think that events such as Jersey Live should be charges for policing, events such as this bring in tourists and gives Jersey publicity, it would be a great shame if events like this disappeared because of extra costs.

Cooper

I was happy to pay for the extra policing. Made the event trouble free and let everybody there enjoy themselves. Maybe slightly more police than necessary but probably better to err on the side of caution.

Jackie A

I reckon they should just stop all fun in Jersey !!!!! Ever. W Doyle

I do not believe the public should pay for extra policing at Jersey Live K Manning

The policing of events should be paid for out of our enormous taxes thats what we pay them fore! and not be funded from extra sources. Sandra Moxey