Referred to by department of health
| Authority | Cabinet Office |
|---|---|
| Date received | 2021-03-11 |
| Outcome | Some information sent but not all held |
| Outcome date | 2021-04-01 |
| Case ID | 1704505 |
Summary
The requester asked the Cabinet Office for various statistics including flu death rates, vaccination status of flu deaths, and legal questions regarding common law and vaccine passports. The Cabinet Office confirmed it does not hold information on Ct/Cq thresholds, flu deaths by vaccination status, or legal definitions, but provided specific flu death statistics for 2018-2020.
Key Facts
- The Cabinet Office does not hold information regarding the Ct/Cq threshold for positive cases, suggesting the Department of Health and Social Care instead.
- Information on flu deaths specifically categorized by vaccination status (vaccinated vs. unvaccinated) is not held by the authority.
- Questions regarding common law jurisdiction, court history, vaccine passports, cannabis classification, and murder as a common law crime were excluded from the response.
- The authority cited a practical refusal reason under section 11(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 for information not held.
- The requester was advised to submit separate FOI requests to relevant departments for the excluded legal questions.
Data Disclosed
- 2018 – 1
- 2019 – 1
- 2020 – 2
- 2015 to present
- 1704505
- 167725
- 2021-03-11
- 2021-04-01
Exemptions Cited
- Section 11(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information not held)
Original Request
Reference number: 167725 for freedom of information referred to by the department of health thank you. Also can I ask for more freedom of information thank you. 1. Can you con-firm what the Ct/Cq threshold was for declaration of 'positive cases'. 2.what's the jurisdiction of the common law in The Isle of Man. 3. When was the last true common law court held in The Isle of Man. 4. Has The Isle of Man 'government' been instructed/asked to support ' vaccine passports'. 5. Is their scientific proof cannabis, is a class B drug. 6. Is murder a common law crime. 7. How many people unfortunately died of the flu. From 2015 to present year. 8. How many people in the years between 2015 to present. who unfortunately died of the flu. Had been vaccinated with the flu vaccine. 9. How many people who unfortunately died of the flu. Between 2015 to present year. Without a flu vaccine. Thank you for your effort for this important information 18 March clarification was sought: In respect of points 2-6 above, as these are currently framed as questions the Cabinet Office is unable to identify specific recorded information in order to progress and respond to your request. As such, it would be helpful if you could refine your request by confirming the specific information you are seeking, along with any details to assist with the identification of such, eg timeframes, topics, subjects, types of document. Requester clarified: On the 2 points you have pointed out. 2 & 6 I will make into another FOI. For different department. Can you please pro-ceed with the rest of the FOI.
Data Tables (1)
| We will leave out points 2-6 and work on a response for your other |
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| questions asked within this FOI request as per your clarification. |
| We can only respond to points raised specifically in this FOI request. Any |
| other requests for information need to be submitted officially through the |
| FOI requests to the relevant department. |
Full Response Text
We will leave out points 2-6 and work on a response for your other questions asked within this FOI request as per your clarification.
We can only respond to points raised specifically in this FOI request. Any other requests for information need to be submitted officially through the FOI requests to the relevant department. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office are unable to provide some of the information that you have requested because a practical refusal reason applies under section 11(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that the applicant has requested 1. Can you con-firm what the Ct/Cq threshold was for declaration of 'positive cases'. You may wish to direct this question to the Department of Health and Social Care. Cabinet Office do not hold this information. 8. How many people in the years between 2015 to present. who unfortunately died of the flu. Had been vaccinated with the flu vaccine. This information is not held. 9. How many people who unfortunately died of the flu. Between 2015 to present year. Without a flu vaccine. This information is not held. I have detailed below the information that is held. 7. How many people unfortunately died of the flu. From 2015 to present year. Deaths with an ICD10 underlying cause code for flu by year of registration: 2018 – 1 2019 – 1 2020 – 2 Please quote the reference number 1704505 in any future communications.
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