Operation Talla

Request 744782950

Please confirm whether an operational outline for Operation Talla was formally adopted in Jersey by the States of Jersey Police between 2020 and 2022.

If such an outline exists, please provide a copy, or if redactions are necessary, please release the information that can be disclosed.

Please provide any directives, guidance, or instructions received from the NPCC, or any other UK body, in relation to Operation Talla, including the dates they were received and by whom.

Please provide any data, reports, or information relating to Operation Talla that specifically references or relates to Covid-19 vaccine harms, and confirm whether any such material was shared with any States Members, the NPCC, or other UK agencies during this period.

Was any data or information provided to States Members concerning individuals who had approached the police regarding vaccine injuries and concerns arising from the Covid 19 vaccines? If so, please supply details of what information was shared, when, and with whom.

Was any data or reporting produced under Operation Talla that referred to “anti-vax" or “anti-vaccine" individuals, groups, or narratives? If so, please provide details of what information was collected or shared, when, and with whom.

Please confirm whether any information generated within Jersey under Operation Talla was shared back with the NPCC or any other UK bodies. If so, please provide details of what was shared, when, and with whom.

Please confirm whether the Government of Jersey had any directors, coordinators, or officials assigned in relation to Operation Talla.

If so, please provide their titles, roles, and responsibilities, together with any documentation outlining their remit.

I look forward to your acknowledgement of this request within the statutory timeframe.

Response

We can confirm that the States of Jersey Police (SoJP) do not hold the information you have requested regarding whether the Government of Jersey had any directors, coordinators, or officials assigned in relation to Operation Talla (question 8 and 9) Article 3 has been applied, and a response is declined.

To respond to questions 1, 2, 3, and 7 would require approximately 31 hours of officer time. Additionally, answering questions 4, 5, and 6 is estimated to take a further 40 hours. Therefore, the time required to complete would be in excess of 71 hours in total. Under Article 16 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, a scheduled public authority is not required to comply with a request if the estimated cost of doing so would exceed the appropriate limit. In this case, the time required to process the request exceeds that limit.

Article 16 has been applied, and a response is declined.

Articles 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.

Article 16 - A scheduled public authority may refuse to supply information if cost

excessive​

(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.