Defra and Ramsar reporting

​​Request 728514748

1

Please supply a list of all qualifying incidents that have been reported by the Government of Jersey to both Defra and Ramsar Authority since 2010 please?

2

Who is responsible for Defra and reporting?

3

Who is responsible for Ramsar and reporting under clause 3.2 of the Convention?

4

Who is Accountable for Defra and reporting?

5

Who is Accountable to Ramsar and reporting under clause 3.2 of the Convention?

Response

1

There have been no qualifying incidents that have been reported by the Scheduled Public Authority (SPA) to Defra and Ramsar Authority since 2010, therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

2 

Natural Environment is responsible for DEFRA and reporting.

3

Ramsar and reporting under clause 3.2 of the Convention is also the responsibility of Natural Environment through External Relations to DEFRA and then the Ramsar Secretariate.

4 and 5

Natural Environment and External Relations are accountable for both Defra and reporting, and Ramsar and reporting under clause 3.2 of the Convention.

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.​​