Jersey Innovation Fund award (FOI)

​Request

The Innovation Fund awarded funds to a company called Proviz Limited. Can you tell me:

A

What is the nature of this business?

B

What were the funds awarded to cover specifically?

C

The name or names of the shareholders, beneficial owners or directors?

Response

A

I can confirm that the public authority holds this information.  

This information is exempt under Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. See exemption details below.

Freedom of Information exemption applied:

Article 23. Information accessible to applicant by other means

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

Justification for exemption

This information is available below. 

Jersey Innovation Fund (FOI)

B

I can confirm that the public authority holds this information.  

This information is exempt under Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. See exemption details below.

Freedom of Information exemption applied:

Article 23. Information accessible to applicant by other means

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

Justification for exemption

This information is available below. 

Jersey Innovation Fund (FOI)

C

I can confirm that the public authority holds this information.  

This information is exempt under Article 25(2) and Article 33(b) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. See exemption details below.

Freedom of Information exemption applied:

Article 25(2) - Personal Information - Personal data, applicant not subject but supply contravenes data protection principles 

Information is absolutely exempt information if: (a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and (b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.

Article 33(b) - Commercial interest - prejudice commercial interests 

Information is qualified exempt information if – (b) its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of a person (including the scheduled public authority holding the information).

Justification for exemption

Having considered the public interest, the public authority's decision is to withhold the information