Tynwald Select Committee Report

Summary

The requester asked for amended NHS regulations incorporating 2006 Tynwald Select Committee recommendations, but the Cabinet Office confirmed the information is not held because the regulations have not been updated.

Key Facts

• The request concerned the implementation of recommendations from Tynwald Select Committee Report 33/06 regarding the Independent Review Body.
• The Council of Ministers Tynwald Policy Decisions Report 2014 listed these actions as implemented.
• The Department of Health and Social Care advised that the regulations have not actually been updated.
• The Cabinet Office does not hold the requested amended regulations or correspondence.
• The request was formally closed on 27 January 2021.

Data Disclosed

• 2006
• 33/06
• 2004
• 2014
• 2021-01-07
• 2021-01-29
• 27 January 2021
• 1622565
• 6.8
• 6.9
• 6.10

Original Request

In 2006 there was a select committee report, your reference 33/06, which suggested changes to the way in which the Independent Review Body operate "The National Health Service (Independent Review Body) Regulations 2004 and the National Health Service (Complaints) Regulations 2004  should be redrafted to reflect the above recommendations 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the issues raised in 6.8, 6.9 and 6.10 of the Report." These actions are showing as" implementated" in the Council of Ministers Tynwald Policy Decisions Report 2014. Please provide a copy of the amended regulations which incorporate the changes. If the amendments have not been amended or implementated, please advise why not and provide copies of correspondence surrounding same.

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: 1622565 27 January 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 7 January 2021 and which states:

"In 2006 there was a select committee report, your reference 33/06, which suggested changes to the way in which the Independent Review Body operate "The National Health Service (Independent Review Body) Regulations 2004 and the National Health Service (Complaints) Regulations 2004 should be redrafted to reflect the above recommendations 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the issues raised in 6.8, 6.9 and 6.10 of the Report." These actions are showing as" implementated" in the Council of Ministers Tynwald Policy Decisions Report 2014. Please provide a copy of the amended regulations which incorporate the changes. If the amendments have not been amended or implementated, please advise why not and provide copies of correspondence surrounding same."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information that you have requested. The Department of Health and Social Care have advised that the information is not held as the regulations have not been updated.

Please quote the reference number 1622565 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely