Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service road traffic collisions

Summary

A request was made for monthly statistics on road traffic collisions involving Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service vehicles over the last five years. The Department of Home Affairs responded that the information is not held as there is no centralised record of such incidents.

Key Facts

• The public authority does not hold the requested information on fire service vehicle collisions.
• There is no centralised record kept of vehicles involved in Road Traffic Collisions within the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service.
• The Department of Infrastructure was suggested as an alternative contact for fleet services information.
• The request was received on 9 January 2020 and closed on 24 January 2020.
• The case reference number is 1127825.

Data Disclosed

• 2020-01-09
• 2020-01-24
• 1127825
• five calendar years
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Original Request

I am writing to you to request the following information from the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service: The number of road traffic collisions involving Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service vehicles over the last five calendar years, broken down by month.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive's Office DHA Headquarters Tromode, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5AP

Telephone: (01624) 694313 Fax: (01624) 621298 Web address: www.gov.im/dha Email: GeneralEnquiries.DHA@dha.gov.im

Our ref: 1127825 24 January 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 9 January 2020 and which states:

"I am writing to you to request the following information from the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service: The number of road traffic collisions involving Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service vehicles over the last five calendar years, broken down by month."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

However, you may wish to contact Department of Infrastructure who may be able to help you as they have responsibility for fleet services for Isle of Man Government.

There is no centralised record kept of vehicles involved in Road Traffic Collisions within the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service.

Please quote the reference number 1127825 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely