Defibrillators in public spaces

​​Request 681785963

​Subject: Request for Information on Public Defibrillators in Jersey (2019-2025)

I am writing to request the following information regarding defibrillators in public spaces in Jersey:

A

The number of defibrillators currently (as of 2025) installed in public spaces across Jersey.

B

The number of defibrillators that were installed in public spaces in Jersey in 2019.

C

The cost of each defibrillator currently in use.

D

The evidence or data used to justify any additional purchases or installations of defibrillators since 2019.

Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to your response.

Response

Purchasing and maintaining defibrillators in public spaces is not a responsibility of the Government of Jersey (GoJ). GoJ departments and non-government organisations may choose to provide PAD site numbers and locations for their publicly accessible defibrillators to the State of Jersey Ambulance Service (SoJAS).  Due to this being a choice, the information SoJAS holds may not be complete and may not be accurate if the organisations do not provide correct information and updates.  

A

Information provided to SoJAS by other GoJ departments and other organisations indicates that there may be 109 defibrillators installed in public places. 

B

Information provided is current and we do not hold historical records. Therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2018 applies. 

C

Publicly accessible defibrillators have been purchased by the organisations who hold them, so records of the cost of each defibrillator currently in use are not held.  Therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law applies. 

D

For the reasons cited above, the GoJ does not hold this information. Therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 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.​