Acquisitions

Summary

The requester asked for the Acquisitions Policy and Procedures from Manx National Heritage. The authority provided the Collections Development Policy but confirmed that no written procedure for collections development exists.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 1 July 2020.
• The Collections Development Policy was approved by the Trustees in January 2016.
• The authority confirmed there is no written procedure for Collections Development.
• The response was sent on 28 July 2020.
• The case reference number is 1351941.

Data Disclosed

• 1 July 2020
• 28 July 2020
• January 2016
• 1351941
• 4 pages
• 2 documents

Original Request

Acquisitions Policy and Proceedures

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx National Heritage, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3LY

Telephone: +44 (0) 1624 648000 Fax: +44 (0) 1624 648001 Email: enquiries@mnh.gov.im

Our ref: 1351941 28 July 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 1 July 2020 and which states:

"Acquisitions Policy and Proceedures"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed copies of the information that is being released to you. Further to your email, I can confirm that the Collections Development Policy was approved by the Trustees of Manx Museum and National Trust in their January 2016 meeting.

Please quote the reference number 1351941 in any future communications.

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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

Manx National Heritage, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3LY

Telephone: +44 (0) 1624 648000 Fax: +44 (0) 1624 648001 Email: enquiries@mnh.gov.im

Our ref: 1351941 27 July 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 1 July 2020 and which states:

"Acquisitions Policy and Proceedures" I have enclosed copies of the information that is held, being the Collections Development Policy. Further to your correspondence, I can confirm that this policy was approved by the Board of Trustees at their January 2016 meeting.
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 some of the information that you have requested. There is not a written procedure for Collections Development. Please quote the reference number 1351941 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