Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture

1 FOI requests | Full disclosure rate: 12100.0%

Key Cases

Case 355013 — A rare instance of full transparency where the department disclosed a list of 346 individual farmer payment amounts for 2015, setting a benchmark for financial openness that was not consistently maintained in later years.

Case 675466 — The release of the full 53-page investigation report into the Snaefell Mountain Railway runaway tram incident, overturning a previous refusal (563738) and demonstrating that safety data is eventually accessible once legal proceedings conclude.

Case 355047 — A complete refusal to disclose details of a planning enforcement complaint on Kella Road, citing confidential information and ongoing investigations, highlighting the department's strict protection of enforcement processes from public view.

Case 355057 — The withholding of heavy metal analysis and leachate results for Peel Marina under 'policy formulation' exemptions, raising concerns about the transparency of environmental risk assessments and waste management data.

Case 355035 — A request regarding Lorne House was deemed 'vexatious' after partial fulfillment, illustrating the department's use of resource burden arguments to halt persistent inquiries into specific planning or housing issues.

Related FOI Stories

The Meat Plant Saga: Funding, Tenders, and Safety — #355069, #355075, #355099, #355087, #625866

Planning Enforcement and Whistleblower Protection — #355047, #355079, #361141, #856665, #922953

Environmental Data: Leachate, Dredging, and Water Quality — #355045, #355057, #500235, #935114, #1165449

Agricultural Subsidies and Farmer Payments — #355013, #355063, #462340, #914723, #973789

Safety Incidents: Railways and Transport — #355051, #563738, #675466, #682066