Number of HVR residents in Jersey from 1974 to 2009

WQ.65/2026

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER BY DEPUTY J. RENOUF OF ST. BRELADE

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 2nd MARCH 2026 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 9th MARCH 2026

Question

"Further to the information circulated in relation to Written Question 18/2026, will the Minister advise the total number of High Value Resident's under the current 2(1)(e) and the previous 1(1)k schemes who were resident in Jersey at the end of each year from the origins of the scheme in 1974 until 2009?"

Answer

Information relating to the number of residents under the High Value Residency schemes from 2009 onwards has already been provided to States Members. This reflects the earliest period for which reliable data could be readily retrieved within the available records and within the timeframe for responding to the original question.

Following the circulation of that information, officials in the Department for the Economy, Revenue Jersey and the Population Office were asked to undertake further checks to determine whether earlier annual figures, covering the period from the introduction of the scheme in 1974 through to 2009, could be provided.

Officials have confirmed that detailed annual records from this earlier period are not held in a format that would allow a complete year by year breakdown to be produced. Given the age of the scheme, and the fact that administrative systems and record keeping practices have changed significantly over the past five decades, comprehensive historic data from those earlier years has not been retained.

Where information is available it has already been shared with Members. Should any additional archival material or records be identified that allow further clarification of earlier numbers, this could be provided to the Assembly.