PFAS Compensation, Relief, and Water Rate Waivers Policy 2019–Present

FOI Request – PFAS Compensation, Relief, and Water Rate Waivers Policy (2019–Present) 

Dear FOI Officer,

Under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, I request copies of any policies, internal memos, formal decisions, or correspondence produced from 2019 to present relating to:

1

Compensation, credits, or water rate waivers for households or landowners affected by PFAS contamination,

2

Criteria for eligibility or planning for support schemes in affected areas (including the plume zone),

3

Communications between the Treasury, Infrastructure & Environment, and the Chief Minister’s Office regarding the financial impact or budget for PFAS remediation or relief.

Please confirm receipt of this request and advise if it requires any further refinement to meet the FOI cost/time limit.

Kind regards,

1

Information regarding compensation, credits, or water rate waivers for households or landowners affected by PFAS contamination is not held by the Scheduled Public Authority (SPA), therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies. However, it may be held by the Ports of Jersey, so you might wish to send your information request in writing to:  

or by post to:  

Ports of Jersey, St Peter, Jersey, JE1 1BY  

It should be noted that Ports of Jersey is not a Scheduled Public Authority (SPA) under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, therefore, they are not required to respond. 

2

The Ministerial Decision published in December 2021 relating to the Subsidy for the sampling of PFAS in private water supplies is exempt under Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 as the information is accessible on the Government of Jersey’s website, and can be found using the link below:

The Ministerial Decision relating to the Subsidy for the sampling of PFAS in private water supplies dated June 2021 is attached.

​​MD-PE-2021-0040 - Report.pdf

MD-PE-2021-0040.pdf​

It has been estima​ted that to provide additional data relating to Policies, Internal memos, formal decisions or correspondence regarding to the criteria for eligibility or planning for support schemes in affected areas would exceed the 12.5 hours allowed for Freedom of Information responses in accordance with Regulation 2 (1) of the Freedom of Information (Costs) (Jersey) Regulations 2014. Article 16 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied.

3

It has been estimated that to provide communications between the Treasury, Infrastructure & Environment, and the Chief Minister’s Office regarding the financial impact or budget for PFAS remediation or relief would exceed the 12.5 hours allowed for Freedom of Information responses in accordance with Regulation 2 (1) of the Freedom of Information (Costs) (Jersey) Regulations 2014. Article 16 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied, and this (part of your) request will not be processed further.

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.

(1)     A scheduled public authority that has been requested to supply information may refuse to supply the information if it estimates that the cost of doing so would exceed an amount determined in the manner prescribed by Regulations.

(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.​