Salary Payments by Financial Institution

Summary

The requester asked for detailed public sector salary payment data by currency and financial institution for December over the last five years. The Cabinet Office provided aggregated totals and a split between resident and non-resident banks but withheld specific institution details to protect personal data.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 16 March 2020 and responded to on 25 June 2020.
• A spreadsheet containing aggregated total payments by value and number was provided.
• The data includes a percentage split between Isle of Man resident and non-resident banks.
• Specific details by sort code, branch, or unique financial institution were withheld.
• The exemption was applied to prevent the direct or indirect identification of individuals.

Data Disclosed

• 16 March 2020
• 25 June 2020
• 1231681
• 5 financial years
• December
• Section 25(b)(i)&(ii)
• Article 5
• Article 6

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25(b)(i)&(ii) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Absolutely exempt personal information)
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018 (Article 5 and Article 6)

Original Request

How many public sector salary payments and total value in each different currency if relevent were made in December in each of the most recent 5 financial years, in cash and to each unique financial institution such as resident and non-resident banks, challenger banks, building societies and credit unions by sort code or branch if possible or if not aggregated to all resident branches and all non-resident branches by jurisdiction?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244 Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 1231681 25 June 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 16 March 2020 and which states:

"How many public sector salary payments and total value in each different currency if relevant were made in December in each of the most recent 5 financial years, in cash and to each unique financial institution such as resident and non-resident banks, challenger banks, building societies and credit unions by sort code or branch if possible or if not aggregated to all resident branches and all non-resident branches by jurisdiction?"

Our response to your request is as follows: s25(b)(i)&(ii) While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because it is absolutely exempt under section 25 of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information). A spreadsheet of aggregated total payments by value and number together with a percentage split between Isle of Man resident and non-island resident banks each December for the last 5 financial years is attached to avoid the possibility of an individual being directly or indirectly being identified. . The reasons why that exemption applies are that: • The Cabinet Office is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • The Cabinet Office is satisfied that disclosure of the information would contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, namely that the Cabinet Office can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6 and in this case, none of those conditions have been met. Please quote the reference number 1231681 in any future communications.

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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.
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Yours sincerely