Breakdown of Operation Crocus funding

​​​​Request 749366690

Regarding the funding of Operation Crocus to date (and as outlined here up to July: gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?​ReportID=8858 please kindly provide a breakdown of how this funding has been allocated, and specifically the quantum of this spent on legal costs each year. 

Response 

Expenditure against the 2023 funds allocated is detailed in a Freedom of Information response published to www.gov.je in June 2024: 

gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=7640

As Information is available elsewhere, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

Expenditure for 2024 and 2025 (to July) is detailed in the tables linked below. All figures have been rounded to whole pounds. 

[LINK 2024 Expenditure]

[LINK 2025 Expenditure (January to July)]​

Where there are negative expenditure values, these may relate to cancellation of orders​ from the previous year. 

Article applied 

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means 

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge. 

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information. ​