Submitting written evidence
If you are interested in a review, you are invited to submit written evidence. This will be considered alongside witness statements during a review. All written evidence received by Scrutiny, unless confidential, will be uploaded to the website and made available publicly. It may also be included in any panel or committee report.
If you want your evidence to be treated as confidential, please contact the Scrutiny Office before you submit your evidence.
What happens to the evidence submitted?
Most people who submit evidence want it to be put in the public domain. Scrutiny panels are committed to being open in their dealings in accordance with Standing Order 138(6) Information under confidential cover.
Normally the relevant panel decides whether the evidence can be accepted on a confidential basis. Once this has been agreed, all confidential documents will be treated in the strictest confidence.
There are a few situations where we will not publish all the evidence sent to us. This may be for practical reasons or for legal reasons; if the number of submissions we receive does not make this possible or where we receive a large number of submissions in very similar terms. In this case, we would normally only publish a list of the names of people who have submitted evidence.
Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005
All Scrutiny panels must comply with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005. When we publish your evidence, we will not publish your signature or your personal contact information.
We may have to edit information if it could identify a living person who has not given their consent to have information about them made public. In these situations, panel members will have access to the full text of your evidence, even if it has not been published in full.
We do not accept anonymous submissions. If you think that evidence you plan to submit may raise issues with the Data Protection Law, please contact a Scrutiny officer before you submit your evidence.
Potentially defamatory material
Scrutiny panels will not publish defamatory statements or material. If we think your submission contains potentially defamatory material, we will return it and ask you to change your comments or remove them. If the evidence is returned to us and still contains material which we consider may be defamatory, we will destroy it.