On behalf of the Authority, it is my pleasure to present to the Minister and members of the States Assembly our Annual Report for 2024. This fulfils our statutory obligation under Article 44 of the DPAJL 2018.
My term as Chair began in October 2024 on the retirement of the preeminent international data protection leader Jacob Kohnstamm, former Data Protection Commissioner of the Netherlands, who served as Authority Chair since the inception of the Authority in 2018.
During Jacob’s tenure, he and his fellow Authority Members navigated the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner through an unprecedented period of growth and change in terms of expertise, capacity and head count. He recruited highly respected Information Commissioners Dr. Jay Fedorak (2018-2021) and Paul Vane (2021 to present). Both of these leaders brought extensive practical experience, integrity and passion to their work.
The focus of our attention for 2024 was our hosting of the Global Privacy Assembly Annual Conference in October. For our Authority, and for the Island of Jersey, it was a huge honour of momentous proportions. The Office has grown in stature, recognised for its work on an international stage and participating in privacy discussion on a global scale.
Elizabeth Denham, Chair, Jersey Data Protection Authority.
