Key worker exemptions

Summary

The request sought sector-specific data on key worker exemptions under the Emergency Powers Act since April 2020, including travel details from ports. The Cabinet Office provided exemption counts by sector but confirmed it does not hold data on how many workers traveled away from ports.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office does not hold information on how many key workers travelled away from the ports to work.
• Exemption data covers the period from 27 April to 2 October 2020.
• A total of 1,150 exemptions were granted across all sectors during the specified period.
• The Department for Health and Social Care received the highest number of exemptions at 509.
• The Department of Infrastructure received 384 exemptions.

Data Disclosed

• 27 April 2020
• 2 October 2020
• 509
• 384
• 35
• 184
• 38
• 1150
• 1499433

Original Request

Since the 27th April, 2020, broken down into sectors, how many exemptions have been granted under the Emergency Powers Act to allow key workers to enter the island? These are workers critical to national infrastructure and medical services In particular. Please include how many of such workers travelled away from the ports to work.

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: 1499433 8 October 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request received on 5 October 2020 which states:

"Since the 27th April, 2020, broken down into sectors, how many exemptions have been granted under the Emergency Powers Act to allow key workers to enter the island? These are workers critical to national infrastructure and medical services In particular. Please include how many of such workers travelled away from the ports to work." Please find below the information requested. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold some of the information that you have requested. We do not hold information on how many key workers travelled away from the ports to work.

Please quote the reference number 1499433 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 Exemption sector From Total Department for Health and Social Care 27 April to 2 October 509 Department of Infrastructure 27 April to 2 October 384 Department of Home Affairs 27 April to 2 October 35 Department for Enterprise 27 April to 2 October 184 Other 27 April to 2 October 38 Total

1150

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely