MHK and MLC absences 2021 - 2025


Authority	[[office-of-the-clerk-of-tynwald
Date received	2025-07-01
Outcome	No information sent - all held but exempt
Outcome date	2025-07-22
Topic	[[government-administration

Summary

The request sought a compiled table of authorized and unauthorized absences for MHKs and MLCs from October 2021 to June 2025, including reasons for absence. The authority refused to compile the data, directing the requester to existing public records, and withheld specific reasons for absence citing personal data exemptions.

Key Facts

The Office of the Clerk of Tynwald is not required to create or derive information by compiling existing records.
Absence data is already reasonably accessible via Votes and Proceedings and Hansard on the Tynwald website.
Specific reasons for leave of absence are withheld as they constitute personal data under Section 25 of the Act.
Information regarding off-Island parliamentary travel is published separately on the Tynwald website.
Data on Members leaving the Island for Government business is not held by the Clerk's Office.

Data Disclosed

October 2021
29.06.25
1 July 2025
22 July 2025
4761789
Section 20
Section 25

Exemptions Cited

Section 20 (Information already reasonably accessible)
Section 25 (Absolutely exempt personal information)

Original Request

Good afternoon,

Please provide a summary in table format of the absences, authorised and non-authorised, for MHKs and MLCs to run from October 2021 to date (29.06.25).

Please create separate tables for MHKs and MLCs.

Please provide data in the table format in the document attached to this FoI request.