Travel and Expenses policy for Government staff

​​​​​​Request 715306802

Does the Government of Jersey have a Travel and Expenses policy for staff?

Can you please provide each Travel and Expenses policy (or equivalent) that is in place for all employees

Response

The Public Finances Manual includes sections on Travel and Expenses that are applicable to all staff. The relevant sections can be found via the links below: 

Travel: 

Public Finances Manual – Travel Expenditure

Expenses: 

Public Finances Manual - Expenses ​

List of Non-qualifying Expenses:

Non-qualifying expenses.pdf​

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

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.​