Money spent on advertising in the Jersey Evening Post by the States of Jersey in the last five years

​​​​​Request 730451198

Q1

How much money has been spent on advertising in the Jersey Evening Post by the States of Jersey in each of the last five years? 

Please break this down by department for each of the last five years. 

Q2

How much has been spent on ''advertorial' or sponsored content in the Jersey Evening Post by the States of Jersey in each of the last five years? 

Please break this down by department for each of the last five years, ans please provide links to the content/ advertorial in question. 

Clarification requested

Q1

It has been ascertained by the department that, due to the way that the transactions are recorded, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of expenditure with the Jersey Evening Post, by department, for advertising alone. 

We are, however, able to gather data on the expenditure with the JEP, by department, which may also contain purchases for services provided by the JEP other than advertising, for example: departmental subscriptions to the JEP online service. 

Prior to us considering which / if any exemptions apply to this data, please could you confirm that you would like us to proceed with responding to the above question on that basis? 

​Clarification received 

That is perfect thanks 

Response

Q1

The attached table provides data on the expenditure with the JEP by department. This data may also contain purchases for services provided by the JEP other than advertising, for example: departmental subscriptions to the JEP online service. 

Freedom of Information response 730451198 - Attachment.pdf​

Q2

Financial transactions are not recorded in a way which differentiates these costs; therefore, the requested data is not held, and Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.  

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.​​​​