Grey Partridges

Summary

The requester asked for all advice and proposals received by DEFA regarding a July 2020 Tynwald motion to ease grey partridge imports and extend hunting seasons. The authority disclosed a single email extract from a member of the public sent to the DEFA Minister on 6th January 2020.

Key Facts

• The request was received by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture on 5th August 2020.
• The response was issued on 11th August 2020 with the outcome 'All information sent'.
• The disclosed information consists of an email extract from a member of the public dated 6th January 2020.
• The request concerned a Tynwald motion from July 2020 regarding grey partridge import and hunting regulations.
• The response included standard information on the right to request an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 1406957
• 2020-08-05
• 2020-08-11
• 6th January 2020
• July 2020
• 2 pages
• 1 document
• 01624 685854
• 01624 685851

Original Request

I seek the publication of all advise and proposals received by DEFA in relation to the Tynwald motion from July 2020 outlining plans to allow easier importing and extended hunting season of grey partridges.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator Corporate Services Directorate Thie Slieau Whallian, Foxdale Road, St John’s, Isle of Man, IM4 3AS Tel no (01624) 685854 Fax no (01624 685851 Email: defa@gov.im www.gov.im

Our ref: 1406957 11th August 2020

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on 5th August 2020 and which states:

"I seek the publication of all advise and proposals received by DEFA in relation to the Tynwald motion from July 2020 outlining plans to allow easier importing and extended hunting season of grey partridges."

Our response to your request is as follows: The extract below represents the body of an email from a member of the public sent to the DEFA Minister on 6th January 2020. Please quote the reference number 1406957 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