RegEx Limited FoI Request - Isle of Man Treasury 2

Authority [[treasury
Date received 2025-10-03
Outcome Some information sent but part exempt
Outcome date 2025-11-19
Topic [[finance-tax

Summary

RegEx Limited requested five years of monthly immigration statistics, staff numbers, and expenditure breakdowns from the Isle of Man Treasury. The authority partially disclosed the data, providing detailed application statistics for 2020 and 2021 while withholding other requested information.

Key Facts

  • The request was received on 2025-10-03 and the outcome was issued on 2025-11-19.
  • The response included 11 documents totaling 32 pages.
  • Detailed visa application data (approved, refused, withdrawn, curtailed) was provided for 2020 and 2021.
  • The outcome was classified as 'Some information sent but part exempt'.
  • Data covers various visa categories including EU Settlement Scheme, Business Migrant, and Worker Migrant.

Data Disclosed

  • 2025-10-03
  • 2025-11-19
  • 32 pages
  • 11 documents
  • 622
  • 600
  • 404
  • 156
  • 203
  • 263
  • 2020
  • 2021

Original Request

We wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2015, the following information as recorded in the Department's records and management information. This request is for statistical data only and does not require the Department to create new information or compile data beyond what is already held.

Please provide the following statistical information, for each month over the last 5 years (since 01/10/2020), broken down by visa type, immigration route or nationality of applicant where such breakdown is available:

  1. Applications submitted, declined, withdrawn, pending, granted and curtailed.

In addition, for the Immigration Service itself, please provide the requested data for the period available:

  1. Staff numbers, including secondees, temporary staff, or otherwise engaged.

  2. Total expenditure of the Immigration Service, broken down into: salary costs, travel and associated expenditure, third-party costs, staff bonuses, and other costs.