Director of Public Health - Steampacket meeting minutes, notes, emails

Authority	Cabinet Office
Date received	2021-02-18
Outcome	Some information sent but part exempt
Outcome date	2021-03-19
Case ID	1675325

Summary

The request sought meeting minutes, notes, and emails between the Director of Public Health and the Isle of Man Steam Packet regarding staff isolation protocols during the pandemic. The authority released a partial response containing email correspondence from July and August 2020 discussing crew safety and social distancing rules, while withholding other requested information.

Key Facts

The request was made on 2021-02-18 and the outcome was issued on 2021-03-19.
The authority provided 7 pages across 2 documents, primarily consisting of email chains.
The disclosed emails discuss the safety of UK and Isle of Man contractors working together on the vessel Ben-My-Chree.
The correspondence highlights conflicting social distancing rules between the Isle of Man and the UK (1 meter/2 meter).
The response indicates that engaging UK and IOM contractors should be avoided as far as possible.

Data Disclosed

2021-02-18
2021-03-19
09 March 2021
20 August 2020
07 July 2020
1 meter
2 meter
7 pages
2 documents

Original Request

Please provide copies of all meeting minutes, notes, emails between the Director of Public Health and the Steampacket in relation to Steampacket staff isolating as per covid guidelines as announced at the government covid press brief on the 18th February 2021 Thanks you

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Subject: FW: COVID 19 practices on board Date: 09 March 2021 12:02:06 -----Original Message----- From: Ewart, Henrietta Sent: 20 August 2020 16:33 To: @Steam-Packet.com Subject: RE: COVID 19 practices on board Good morning, See responses added to original email/questions below. -----Original Message----- From: [mailto @Steam-Packet.com] Sent: 20 August 2020 08:39 To: Ewart, Henrietta Subject: FW: COVID 19 practices on board Caution: This email is from an external sender. Please take care before opening any attachments or following any links. Good morning Henrietta, Further to my previous email below, the Senior Officers on board have again brought this question up and I need to respond to them with an answer. I understand you are extremely busy but would appreciate if you could give me some direction to their questions. Best wishes Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Limited, Imperial Buildings, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2BY Tel: This email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. You may not reproduce, circulate, copy or otherwise publish anything contained therein. You must not use the contents in any unauthorised manner without the express permission of the sender. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, please delete it and notify the sender as soon as possible. -----Original Message----- From: <

Sent: 07 July 2020 08:50 To: Ewart, Henrietta <

Cc: @Steam-Packet.com Subject: FW: COVID 19 practices on board Good morning Henrietta, Could you answer the below questions for at the Steam Packet please. Regards, Tel: Mob: -----Original Message----- From: @Steam-Packet.com Sent: 07 July 2020 07:33 Cc: @Steam-Packet.com Subject: FW: COVID 19 practices on board Caution: This email is from an external sender. Please take care before opening any attachments or following any links. Good morning I hope this email finds you well. We have received the below in relation to crew working. I appreciate that Henrietta kindly answered the previous question in relation to work exemptions and key workers , the crew on the Ben-My-Chree now ask whether or not it is safe for both IOM and UK/ Other to work together on the vessel, due to different rules i.e. no social distancing IOM, UK 1 meter / 2 meter social distancing. I appreciate you’re the go between and if you could either pass on to Henrietta or give me her direct contact details for comments to the questions asked by the Senior Captain on behalf of the other Captains below would be appreciated. Look forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Limited, Imperial Buildings, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2BY Tel: This email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. You may not reproduce, circulate, copy or otherwise publish anything contained therein. You must not use the contents in any unauthorised manner without the express above 4. Should the engagement of UK and IOM contractors on board the ships be regarded as a necessary risk or should it be avoided as far as possible? Avoid as per above The above points are not exhaustive but could be used as guiding principles to inform policy decisions and assist me in producing the specific guidance that you requested. Regards ) Sent from my iPhone

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Isle of Man. Giving you freedom to flourish WARNING: This email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. You must not copy or deliver it to any other person or use the contents in any unauthorised manner without the express permission of the sender. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail, please delete it and notify the sender as soon as possible. No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of any of the Departments or Statutory Boards of the Isle of Man Government with any party by e-mail without express written confirmation by a Manager of the relevant Department or Statutory Board. RAAUE: S’preevaadjagh yn çhaghteraght post-l shoh chammah’s coadanyn erbee currit marish as ta shoh coadit ec y leigh. Cha nhegin diu coipal ny cur eh da peiagh erbee elley ny ymmydey yn chooid t’ayn er aght erbee dyn kied leayr veih’n choyrtagh. Mannagh nee shiu yn enmyssagh kiarit jeh’n phost-l shoh, doll-shiu magh eh, my sailliu, as cur-shiu fys da’n choyrtagh cha leah as oddys shiu. Cha nel kied currit da failleydagh ny jantagh erbee conaant y yannoo rish peiagh ny possan erbee lesh post-l er son Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh erbee jeh Reiltys Ellan Vannin dyn co-niartaghey scruit leayr veih Reireyder y Rheynn ny Boayrd Slattyssagh t’eh bentyn rish.

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Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244 Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 1675325 18 March 2021

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on 18 February 2021 and which states:

"Please provide copies of all meeting minutes, notes, emails between the Director of Public Health and the Steampacket in relation to Steampacket staff isolating as per covid guidelines as announced at the government covid press brief on the 18th February 2021 Thanks you"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed copies of the information.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information that you have requested because it is absolutely exempt under section 25 of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information). The reasons why that exemption applies are that: • The Cabinet Office is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • The Cabinet Office is satisfied that disclosure of the information would contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, namely that the Cabinet Office can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6 and in this case, none of those conditions have been met. Please quote the reference number 1675325 in any future communications.

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