Foreign sports people vax status 2021

Summary

The requester asked for the COVID-19 vaccination status of foreign sports personnel visiting the Isle of Man between January and November 2021. The Department of Health and Social Care refused the request, stating they do not hold the information and suggesting it may be held by the Cabinet Office.

Key Facts

• The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold the requested vaccination data for foreign sports personnel.
• The information may be held by the Cabinet Office instead.
• The request covered the period from January 2021 to 8 November 2021.
• The Isle of Man aligned its international travel rules with England's system on 4 October 2021.
• Fully vaccinated travelers from the 'rest of the world' are not required to isolate or test upon arrival.

Data Disclosed

• 2077615
• 2021-11-08
• 2021-11-11
• January 2021
• 08 November 2021
• 4am
• Monday 4th October 2021
• 10 days
• 7 day isolation pathway

Exemptions Cited

• Section 11(3)a of the Act (Information not held)

Original Request

I would like to know the covid-19 vaccination status of all sports members, officials, coaches ,team personnel and players that are coming to the island to play local teams/clubs/individuals in all sports from January 2021 to 08 November 2021?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive: Kathryn Magson Freedom of Information Team Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3QA

Our ref: 2077615 11 November 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received 8 November 2021 and which states:

"I would like to know the covid-19 vaccination status of all sports members, officials, coaches, team personnel and players that are coming to the island to play local teams/clubs/individuals in all sports from January 2021 to 08 November 2021?"

Our response: While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department of Health and Social Care ('the Department') is unable to provide the information that you have requested. This is in line with Section 11(3)a of the Act, as a practical refusal reason applies; namely we do not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested as it may be held by the Cabinet Office. You may wish to re-submit your request to the Cabinet Office which is an option available on the Freedom of Information request portal, who may be able to help you. To provide advice and assistance, as of 4am on Monday 4th October 2021 the Isle of Man has aligned itself with England’s rules for international travel. This means that for International Travel, the Isle of Man has moved away from the red, amber, green traffic light system to a simple system of the ‘red list’ and the ‘rest of the world’. • Travel to the Island is still prohibited if someone has travelled to, or through, a country on England’s travel red list in the 10 days before their arrival to the Isle of Man. • If someone has travelled to the ‘rest of the world’ in the 10 days before their arrival to the Isle of Man and they are fully vaccinated then they are not required to isolate or enter testing under the no isolation, no testing pathway. This applies to both residents and non-residents.

• If someone has travelled to the “rest of the world” in the 10 days before their arrival to the Isle of Man and they are not fully vaccinated then they will be required to enter the 7 day isolation pathway. This applies to both residents and non-residents. Non-residents would still have to meet the entry criteria that is currently in place. The changes introduced on the 4th October are only for International Travel and the rules for anyone who has only travelled within the Common Travel Area in the 10 days before their arrival in the Isle of Man have not changed. Further information regarding travel to the Isle of Man is available within the public domain at the following website: Travel to the Isle of Man [Covid19.Gov.IM] https://covid19.gov.im/travel/travel-to-the-isle-of-man/ Please quote the reference number 2077615 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.