Summary/Decision
1. On 15 February 2024, the Complainant requested certain information from the Department for the Economy (the SPA) about the Financial Investigation Manual (the Manual) produced by the Economic Crimes and Confiscation Unit (ECCU) (the Request).
2. The SPA wrote to the complainant on 15 March 2024 (the Response) stating that the Manual was being withheld (the Withheld Information), citing the exemption at Arts.27 and 31 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 (the FOI Law). The Complainant did not agree with the Response and requested an internal review 2 April 2024 (the IR Request).
3. The SPA responded to the IR Request on 17 May 2024 (the IR Response) and upheld the previous decision that had been made, also citing an additional exemption namely Art.42 of the FOI Law.
4. The Complainant did not agree with the outcome of the Internal Review and issued an appeal to the Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) on 9 June 2024 (the Appeal).
5. The Commissioner’s decision is to that the appeal is not upheld. There are no further steps the SPA needs to take in relation to this matter.
