IOM Meats Accounts
Authority [[department-of-environment-food-and-agriculture
Date received 2025-08-05
Outcome No information sent - all held but exempt
Outcome date 2025-09-01
Topic [[environment-agriculture

Summary

The requester sought audited financial accounts for Isle of Man Meats from 2021 to the latest year, but the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture withheld the 2022-23 accounts under a future publication exemption and stated it did not hold the 2023-24 and 2024-25 accounts.

Key Facts

  • The 2021-22 accounts were deemed accessible by other means and a link to Tynwald was provided.
  • The 2022-23 accounts were withheld under Section 41 as they are held for future publication before Tynwald.
  • The Department does not hold the audited accounts for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 financial years.
  • A public interest test was conducted for the 2022-23 exemption, concluding that due process outweighed transparency.
  • The request was formally closed on 1 September 2025.

Data Disclosed

  • 2021-22
  • 2022-23
  • 2023-24
  • 2024-25
  • 31 March 2022
  • 5 August 2025
  • 1 September 2025
  • 4852689
  • Section 20
  • Section 41
  • Freedom of Information Act 2015

Exemptions Cited

  • Section 20: Information accessible to applicant by other means
  • Section 41: Information for future publication

Original Request

I wish to see Isle of Man Meats audited financial accounts from 2021 until the latest financial year.