PFAS Taskforce establishment, agendas and press releases

​​​Request 721938829

1. From what date was the group referred to in internal documents as the “TOJ” (or “Technical Officers Group”, “PFAS Taskforce”, or similar) first established?

2. Please provide all minutes, agendas, or formal notes of meetings held by this group — from its inception to the present day — or until the group was dissolved or restructured, if applicable.

3. If the group no longer meets under the title “TOJ” (or similar), what body, committee, or officer-level group replaced it, and when did this transition occur?

4. Who chaired the TOJ group, and what departments or organisations were represented in its membership (e.g., Environmental Protection, Health, Ports of Jersey, Jersey Water)?

5. Were any public statements, press releases, or summaries ever issued based on decisions or discussions from the TOJ or its successor group?

Response

1 and 2

The date the Technical Officer Group was first established, as well as the minutes, agendas, or formal notes of meetings held by the Technical Officer Group, can be found on www.Gov.je within a previous FOI response, which can be accessed using the following link, therefore Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.  

gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=7837 - PFAS Officer Technical Group 2019 (FOI)

3

The Technical Officer Group has been replaced by the Water Quality and Safety team. The first meeting of the Programme Board was on 28 January 2025. 

Further information can be found on www.Gov.je using the link below:

PFAS in Jersey

4. 

Dr Tim du Feu, Head of Land Resource Management, Infrastructure and Environment was the chair of the TOJ Group.

The Departments and organisations represented in the Group’s membership is accessible on www.Gov.je within a previous FOI response, which can be accessed using the following link, therefore Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.  

gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=7837​ - PFAS Officer Technical Group 2019 (FOI).

Further information can be found on www.Gov.je using the link below:

PFAS in Jersey

5. 

All public statements, press releases and summaries issued can be found on www.Gov.je using the link below, therefore Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

PFAS in Jersey​

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.