Calls for gas leaks 2020-2025

​Request 780318337 

Further to this FOI response: https://www.gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=8141
a) Please provide comparable data, in the same form, for
2025 (full year)
2019
2018
2017
2016
b) In relation to each reported gas leak in the years 2016 - 2025 inclusive, please confirm whether people were evacuated from buildings 

Response 

Incidents attended by States of Jersey Fire & Rescue Service to a reported Gas Odour/Leak by year from 1 January 2016 - 31 December 2025 inclusive 

​Disclosure Controls

Where numbers are fewer than five, disclosure control is applied to avoid identification of individuals. Numbers fewer than five are represented as '<5'. Further breakdown by month has not been provided as this information could lead to identification of individuals. Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

Island Energy are responsible for determining if these calls were confirmed to be gas leaks. Therefore, the Government of Jersey so not hold this information and Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Island Energy are not subject to the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, however can be contacted on: 

Telephone: 01534 755500

Address:
Island Energy
La Rue Phillippe Durrell

La Collette, St Helier

JE2 3NX

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 25 - Personal information 

(1)     Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the           applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

(2)     Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a)     it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b)     its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.

3)      In determining for the purposes of this Article whether the lawfulness principle in Article 8(1)(a) of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 would be contravened by the disclosure of information, paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 2 to that Law (legitimate interests) is to be read as if sub-paragraph (b) (which disapplies the provision where the controller is a public authority) were omitted. 

Data Quality Caveat

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data, manual system data entry processes occur which are susceptible to human error. Consequently, there may be inadvertent inaccuracies or omissions.​