Request
I formally make a freedom of information request for answer to the following questions on Film / TV directors interested in using Jersey as a location. Please kindly provide figures on the following for the past five years regarding:
A
How many applications have there been to the States of Jersey to film & produce content of any kind on the island?
B
How many of these applications were shortlisted and considered?
C
How many of these applications have been approved?
D
How many film or TV directors or companies received grants from the States of Jersey to go towards making a film or shooting a TV series in Jersey?
Response
A to C
This data is not held.
D
No such grants have been issued by the department of Economic Development, Tourism, Sport & Culture in the last five years
Article applied
Article 3 Meaning of “information held by a public authority”
For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –
(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or
(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.
