Electric tram maintenance
Authority [[department-of-infrastructure
Date received 2017-08-04
Outcome Not required to fulfill request
Outcome date 2017-09-07
Topic [[utilities-infrastructure

Summary

A request for electric tram maintenance schedules and specific parts costs was partially refused by the Department of Infrastructure due to ongoing investigations and the practical difficulty of compiling data. While detailed maintenance records were withheld, a summary table of supplier costs for the Snaefell Mountain Railway from April to July 2017 was provided.

Key Facts

  • Maintenance schedules were withheld under Section 31 of the FOIA as they are part of ongoing internal and external investigations by the Health and Safety Inspectorate.
  • Specific parts and costs could not be provided individually because doing so would require substantial analysis and manual compilation of paper invoices.
  • The Department cited the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 as the legal basis for maintaining the schedules for compliance audits.
  • A partial disclosure was made in Appendix 1 showing supplier names and total amounts spent on materials for the Snaefell Mountain Railway.
  • The public interest test concluded that the need for a safe space for investigations outweighed the public interest in disclosure for the maintenance schedules.

Data Disclosed

  • 2017-08-04
  • 2017-09-07
  • Section 31(1)
  • Section 33(1)
  • Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974
  • 1st April 2017
  • 31/07/2017
  • 21/04/2017
  • 24/04/2017
  • £1,570.00
  • Hamilton Project Management Ltd.

Exemptions Cited

  • Section 31(1) - Investigations and legal proceedings (Qualified Exemption)
  • Section 11(2)(b) - Practical refusal reason (substantial compilation or collation)