Communications between Lyndon Farnham and Emma Volney regarding the disclosure of a Commissioner for Standards investigation

​​​​Request 733087568

1)

Can the Whatsapp communications between Deputy Lyndon Farnham and Emma Volney of ITV regarding the disclosure of an unpublished report of a Commissioner for Standards investigation into Deputy Morel be published? 

And; 

2)

Can it be confirmed whether Deputy Farnham prewarmed Emma Volney about the report prior to its publication?

Response

The Scheduled Public Authority holds no relevant information relating to the questions posed, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 therefore 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.​​​​