Comis Hotel

Summary

The requester asked if a specific risk assessment was conducted for the Comis Hotel before its use as designated accommodation for repatriated residents. The Department of Infrastructure confirmed that while no single risk assessment document was produced due to the emergency situation, risk control measures were identified and implemented through the service specification and contract.

Key Facts

• No single risk assessment document was produced for the Comis Hotel.
• The lack of a formal assessment was due to the unprecedented and evolving emergency situation.
• Suitability for guests with dietary, mobility, and childcare needs was addressed via the service specification and contract.
• Risk control measures were identified following visits with relevant parties and implemented as required.
• The hotel was used as designated accommodation for returning residents.

Data Disclosed

• 1368737
• 2020-07-15
• 2020-08-05
• 5 August 2020
• 15 July 2020
• IM1 2RF
• (01624) 686785

Original Request

1. Was a risk assessment carried out at the Comis Hotel before it was used as a place of detention for repatriated residents? Particularly with regards to its suitability for people with health or dietary issues, for elderly people with mobility issues, for parents with learning difficulties and for parents with babies. 2. If so who carried it out and when 3. Please supply me with a copy of any risk assessment 4. If no such assessment was made, why not?"

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team/SM/MF Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 1368737 5 August 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 15 July 2020 and which states:

"1. Was a risk assessment carried out at the Comis Hotel before it was used as a place of detention for repatriated residents? Particularly with regards to its suitability for people with health or dietary issues, for elderly people with mobility issues, for parents with learning difficulties and for parents with babies. 2. If so who carried it out and when 3. Please supply me with a copy of any risk assessment 4. If no such assessment was made, why not?""

In respect of the use of the Comis hotel as a place of designated accommodation for returning residents, consideration was given to ensuring that the hotel had adequate and appropriate facilities for all guests including those with dietary requirements, mobility issues, and children. These were dealt with through the service specification with the hotel and were included within the contract. Due to the constraints presented by the unprecedented and evolving emergency situation, a single risk assessment was not produced. Instead, following visits with relevant parties, risk control measures were identified and implemented as required and continued to be considered throughout the use of the Comis as a place of designated accommodation for returning residents.

Please quote the reference number 1368737 in any future communications.

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