Delegation of planning functions to a Planning Committee.

Summary

The requester asked for hyperlinks to all DEFA Minister delegations of planning functions under the Government Departments Act 1987 since February 2020, specifically regarding the Planning Committee. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture provided some information but withheld specific details citing an absolute exemption for personal data.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 17 February 2026 and responded to on 5 March 2026.
• The authority responding is the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA).
• The outcome was classified as 'Some information sent but part exempt'.
• Information was withheld under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 regarding absolutely exempt personal information.
• The exemption was applied because disclosure would contravene data protection principles under the GDPR as applied in the Isle of Man.

Data Disclosed

• 5308389
• 1st February 2020
• 17 February 2026
• 5 March 2026
• 9th December 2026
• Section 3(2)
• Section 25(2)(b)(i)&(ii)
• Article 5
• Article 6
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25 – Absolutely exempt personal information
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018
• Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation
• Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation

Original Request

Please let me have hyperlinks to all Delegations of Functions made by a DEFA Minister from the 1st February 2020 under section 3(2) of the Government Departments Act 1987, in which the DEFA Minister has purported to authorise persons to be members of the Planning Committee, but in which the Minister has failed to name such persons, together with hyperlinks to all Delegations of DEFA's functions made from the 1st February 2020 under section 3(2) of the Government Departments Act 1987, relating to the Planning Committee in which the DEFA Minister has named such persons.

Please let me have hyperlinks to all other Delegations of Functions relating to planning, made by a DEFA Minister from the 1st February 2020 under section 3(2) of the Government Departments Act 1987, in which a DEFA Minister has authorised any member or officer of DEFA, or any other person, to exercise any functions of DEFA in his place, either alone or jointly with him or with any other such person or persons.