DOI Expenditure for Past 3 Years

Summary

The requester asked for a detailed breakdown of Department of Infrastructure accounts for 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19, including spending on consultants and Bus Vannin. The authority provided expenditure tables for 2016-17 and 2017-18 but noted that not all requested information was held, with the 2018-19 data appearing incomplete in the response.

Key Facts

• The request covered three financial years: 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19.
• Detailed expenditure tables were provided for 2016-17 and 2017-18 showing actual spend versus budget.
• The outcome was classified as 'Some information sent but not all held'.
• The 2018-19 data section in the response is truncated and incomplete.
• Specific divisions included Estate Shared Services, Highway Services, Ports, and Transport Services.

Data Disclosed

• 2016-17 Grand Total Actual: £53,528,538
• 2016-17 Grand Total Budget: £53,528,536
• 2017-18 Grand Total Actual: £57,688,991
• 2017-18 Grand Total Budget: £57,709,000
• 2016-17 Estate Shared Services Total: £25,102,869
• 2017-18 Public Estates and Housing Total: £28,630,685
• Request received: 2020-10-16
• Outcome date: 2020-11-13

Original Request

To whom it may concern, I would like to request a more detailed breakdown of the Accounts of the Department of Infrastructure, than that published in the Dark and Light Blue Books 2018-19, for the periods 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17. This would include but not pertain to what the budget is allocated to and what it is spent on, a breakdown of expenses, spending on consultants, capital expenditure and that of Bus Vannin or more financial information that can be published under FOI. If any of this data is "Commercially Sensitive" or not able to be published under an FOI, could this be noted and not then included in the FOI response rather than it resulting in a request refusal. Many thanks

Data Tables (6)

Full Response Text

2016/17 Division Sub division Sum of Actual at end March 2017 £ Sum of Annual Budget 2016/17 £ Estate Shared Services ESS Management & Administration 1,333,831 1,462,247 Facilities Management 3,772,451 4,192,942 Facilities Operations 5,088,368 5,017,543 Properties Maintenance 14,908,219 14,106,951 Estate Shared Services Total 25,102,869 24,779,683 Finance & Governance Data & Information Compliance 70,637 71,040 Financial Services 353,154 459,581 Governance & Risk Management 1,946 0 Licence & Testing (12,815,511) (13,203,504) Regulation and Enforcement 0 0 Waste Services 5,850,853 5,824,581 Finance & Governance Total (6,538,921) (6,848,302) Highway Services Division Highway and Asset Management 5,524,023 5,608,692 Highway Policy, Strategy and Standards (860) 0 Highway Services Management & Administration (163,231) 861,492 Maintenance 5,499,887 5,454,028 Management and Administration 436 0 Projects (Design & Build) 1,157,039 310,036 Quarry Operations 1,559,858 1,572,088 Shared Fleet Services 0 0 Sub division 0 0 Highway Services Division Total 13,577,153 13,806,336 Housing Division Capital Projects - Housing 273,590 255,553 Housing Administration (2,923,040) (2,442,783) LA Housing Deficiency 3,709,609 3,968,000 Housing Division Total 1,060,159 1,780,770 Minister and Chief Executive's Office Minister and Chief Executive's Office 181,476 179,772 Minister and Chief Executive's Office Total 181,476 179,772 Ports Division Airport Operations 8,648,908 8,629,336 Harbours & Coastguard (3,563,314) 976,212 Ports Services Central Services 1,290,829 0 Ports Services Management & Administration (1,836,867) (4,890,160) Ports Services Mangement & Administration 0 0 Ports Division Total 4,539,556 4,715,388 Strategy,Policy and Performance Administration and Executive Support 388,495 582,552 Legislation 180,114 213,732 Local Government Unit 78,465 94,008 Policy 27,149 46,416 Strategy,Policy and Performance Total 674,223 936,708 Transport Services Division PT Central Operations 0 0 PT Engineering 6,133,426 6,638,067 PT Manx Rail Operations 165 0 Public Transport Administration & Commercial 0 0 Shared Fleet Services 4,096,139 3,971,006 Transport Services Administration & Commercial 827,368 664,196 Transport Services Central 3,874,924 2,904,912 Transport Services Division Total 14,932,021 14,178,181 Grand Total 53,528,538 53,528,536

2017/18 Division Sub division Sum of Actual at end March 2018 £ Sum of Annual Budget 2017/18 £ Finance & Governance Data & Information Compliance 60,595 60,396 Financial Services 466,155 308,715 Governance & Risk Management 0 0 Regulation and Enforcement 0 0 Waste Services 6,912,997 6,759,708 Finance & Governance Total 7,439,747 7,128,819 Highway Services Division Driver & Vehicle Test Centre (12,994,845) (13,507,577) Highway and Asset Management 1,576,162 1,566,647 Highway Policy, Strategy and Standards (425) 0 Highway Services Management & Administration 3,442,643 3,347,300 Maintenance 3,684,632 3,945,713 Management and Administration 0 0 Projects (Design & Build) 1,744,995 1,375,472 Quarry Operations 1,556,279 1,717,654 Shared Fleet Services 931 0 Sub division 0 0 Highway Services Division Total (989,630) (1,554,791) Minister and Chief Executive's Office Minister and Chief Executive's Office 192,033 189,036 Minister and Chief Executive's Office Total 192,033 189,036 Planning & Building Control Regulation & Enforcement 0 0 Planning & Building Control Total 0 0 Ports Division Airport Operations 8,261,318 7,935,180 Harbours & Coastguard (3,600,569) 1,248,492 Ports Services Central Services 1,237,792 0 Ports Services Management & Administration (1,291,680) (4,255,412) Ports Division Total 4,606,861 4,928,260 Public Estates and Housing Business Support 4,677,871 4,870,672 Capital Projects - Housing 0 0 Commercial 7,292,632 9,268,789 ESS Management & Administration 0 0 Facilities Management 0 0 Facilities Operations 5,364,075 5,166,739 Housing Administration 1 0 Housing Services (3,889,080) (3,616,994) LA Housing Deficiency 0 0 Projects 604,820 329,883 Properties Maintenance 14,580,366 14,819,436 Public Estates and Housing Total 28,630,685 30,838,525 Strategy,Policy and Performance Administration and Executive Support 336,577 529,860 Legislation 187,299 187,860 Local Government Unit 79,594 79,212 Policy 48,548 48,336 Strategy,Policy and Performance Total 652,019 845,268 Transport Services Division PT Engineering 8,210,266 7,973,515 PT Manx Rail Operations 0 0 Shared Fleet Services 4,701,135 4,191,072 Transport Services Administration 688,381 652,686 Transport Services Administration & Commercial 0 0 Transport Services Central 3,557,494 2,516,610 Transport Services Division Total 17,157,276 15,333,883 Grand Total 57,688,991 57,709,000

2018/19 Division Sub division Sum of Actual at end March 2019 £ Sum of Annual Budget 2018/19 £ Finance & Governance Data & Information Compliance 107,009 60,760 Financial Services 638,806 310,516 Waste Services 6,074,452 5,783,962 Finance & Governance Total 6,820,267 6,155,238 Highway Services Division Driver & Vehicle Test Centre (13,344,663) (13,529,267) Highway and Asset Management 1,740,282 1,604,594 Highway Policy, Strategy and Standards 75 0 Highway Services Management & Administration 4,108,126 3,917,116 Maintenance 4,736,127 5,063,040 Projects (Design & Build) 818,356 1,389,033 Quarry Operations 2,389,852 1,915,190 Shared Fleet Services 0 0 Highway Services Division Total 448,155 359,706 Housing Division Housing Administration 0 0 Housing Division Total 0 0 Minister and Chief Executive's Office Minister and Chief Executive's Office 203,136 190,141 Minister and Chief Executive's Office Total 203,136 190,141 Ports Division Airport Operations 9,404,329 7,975,069 Harbours & Coastguard (3,349,329) (2,240,511) Ports Services Central Services 239,273 1,006,116 Ports Services Management & Administration (849,817) (1,467,860) Ports Division Total 5,444,456 5,272,814 Public Estates and Housing Business Support 5,540,853 5,750,244 Commercial 2,292,364 3,670,898 Facilities Operations 6,097,454 5,291,528 Housing Administration 0 0 Housing Services (3,827,996) (3,309,569) Projects 410,898 331,843 Properties Maintenance 21,773,992 21,217,647 Public Estates and Housing Total 32,287,565 32,952,591 Strategy,Policy and Performance Administration and Executive Support 415,505 531,606 Legislation 210,389 188,980 Local Government Unit 83,861 79,686 Policy 51,994 48,625 Strategy,Policy and Performance Total 761,749 848,897 Transport Services Division PT Engineering 8,775,517 9,039,350 Shared Fleet Services 3,749,626 4,390,537 Transport Services Administration 890,943 702,605 Transport Services Central 4,169,862 3,668,398 Transport Services Division Total 17,585,947 17,800,890 Grand Total 63,551,275 63,580,277

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

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

Our ref: 1518793 13 November 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 16 October 2020 and which states (sic):

"To whom it may concern, I would like to request a more detailed breakdown of the Accounts of the Department of Infrastructure, than that published in the Dark and Light Blue Books 2018-19, for the periods 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2016-17. This would include but not pertain to what the budget is allocated to and what it is spent on, a breakdown of expenses, spending on consultants, capital expenditure and that of Bus Vannin or more financial information that can be published under FOI. If any of this data is "Commercially Sensitive" or not able to be published under an FOI, could this be noted and not then included in the FOI response rather than it resulting in a request refusal. Many thanks" Our response seeks to give you as much as possible of the information you are seeking. However, the FOI Act states that “Nothing in this Act requires a public authority to… undertake research into, or analysis of, information that it holds; or undertake substantial compilation or collation of information that it holds.” It is not possible for us to provide a list of all transactions to show how budgets have been spent at the level of detail requested. The work that would be required to analyse and compile information for just a couple of months would consume a great deal of officer time and, as we are sure you can imagine, scaling that up for 3 years would require an disproportionate number of hours of work and, in consequence have an impact on the Department’s budget and thus on tax payers’ money. However, in order to help we have provided as appendices, tables of spend vs budget for the last 3 years, broken down to the level of teams within each division. We are unable to provide this information for 2019/20 as these are not yet finalised. In addition, capital figures broken down by scheme (perhaps a closer match to the type of breakdown you are looking for) are shown in the light blue book; please see below where we have given links and the relevant page numbers for each year for ease of reference.

We should point out that the information provided both here and in the light blue books, includes information about Bus Vannin. 2016/17 – Page No’s 46/47 - https://www.gov.im/media/1358013/detailed- government-accounts-year-ended-31-march-2017.pdf 2017/18 – Page No’s 56-58 - https://www.gov.im/media/1362864/detailed- government-accounts-year-ended-31-march-2018.pdf 2018/19 – Page No’s 56-59 - https://www.tynwald.org.im/business/opqp/sittings/20182021/2019-GD-0037.pdf

Please quote the reference number 1518793 in any future communications.

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