Senior Officers in the Fire Service in GUS

Summary

A request was made for statistics regarding Fire Service senior officers' pension contributions, lump sum payments, and monthly pension receipts. The Department of Home Affairs responded that the information is not held by them and suggested contacting the PSPA instead.

Key Facts

• The request concerned Fire Service full-time senior officers and members.
• The Department of Home Affairs does not hold the requested information.
• The authority suggested the PSPA may hold the relevant records.
• The request was received on 2020-09-09 and closed on 2020-09-14.
• The case reference number is 1462873.

Data Disclosed

• 2020-09-09
• 2020-09-14
• 1462873
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Original Request

1/ How many current Fire Service full time senior officers do not make monthly contributions as section 7 members of GUS 2/ How many current fire service full time members have received lump sum payments from the PSPA as part of a retirement package 3/ How many current fire service full time members are in receipt of monthly pension payments from GUS.

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: 1462873 14 September 2020

Dear ###

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

"1/ How many current Fire Service full time senior officers do not make monthly contributions as section 7 members of GUS 2/ How many current fire service full time members have received lump sum payments from the PSPA as part of a retirement package 3/ How many current fire service full time members are in receipt of monthly pension payments from GUS."

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 PSPA that may hold this record and that who may be able to help you.

Please quote the reference number 1462873 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