Documents setting out the establishment of the ECCU from Justice and Home Affairs

​​Request 735507277

Please can you provide copies of any documents setting out the legal basis for the establishment of the ECCU and for vesting in the ECCU legal jurisdiction for carrying out criminal investigations, which is otherwise the responsibility of the States of Jersey Police (SOJP).

It is thought likely that: (a) the Department for the Economy; (b) Justice and Home Affairs; and (c) the States of Jersey Police, should have relevant information.

There is a clear public interest in such information being released, not least because of the considerable amount of public funds spent on (and by) the ECCU.

Response

The Scheduled Public Authority (SPA) does not hold the requested information and therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

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.​​​​