Bond of service / insurance indemnity

Summary

A request was made for details regarding oaths, liability bonds, and payment entities for David John Ashford during his tenure as Health Minister. The Department of Health and Social Care refused the request, stating they do not hold the information and it may be held by the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald.

Key Facts

• The request concerned David John Ashford's duties as 'Health Minister' in 2020 and 2021.
• The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold the requested information.
• The information may be held by the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald.
• The request was received on 14 February 2022 and closed on 9 March 2022.
• The refusal was based on Section 11(3)a of the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Data Disclosed

• 2264325
• 2022-02-14
• 2022-03-09
• 2020
• 2021
• Section 11(3)a

Exemptions Cited

• Section 11(3)a of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information not held)

Original Request

Please supply all information held on David John Ashford - who did business as 'Health Minister' in 2020 and 2021 for the Isle of Man Government, in reply to the following: 1) details of any oath / pledge / promise made by David John Ashford in the legal and lawful discharging of his duties as above 2) full un-redacted details of any financial protection or liability bond issued for the protection of David John Ashford in the legal or lawful or illegal or unlawful discharging of his duties as above 3) the legal or lawful name and true numerical corporate identifier of any entity which paid funds, salaries, emoluments, or expenses to David John Ashford in connection with any of his duties as above

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive: Karen Malone Freedom of Information Team First Floor Belgravia House Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1AE

Our ref: 2264325 9 March 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 14 February 2022 and which states:

"Please supply all information held on David John Ashford - who did business as 'Health Minister' in 2020 and 2021 for the Isle of Man Government, in reply to the following: 1) details of any oath / pledge / promise made by David John Ashford in the legal and lawful discharging of his duties as above 2) full un-redacted details of any financial protection or liability bond issued for the protection of David John Ashford in the legal or lawful or illegal or unlawful discharging of his duties as above 3) the legal or lawful name and true numerical corporate identifier of any entity which paid funds, salaries, emoluments, or expenses to David John Ashford in connection with any of his duties as above"

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 Office of the Clerk of Tynwald. You may wish to re-submit your request to the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald, which is an option available on the Freedom of Information request portal, who may be able to help you. Please quote the reference number 2264325 in any future communications.

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If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.