Offence relating to cannabis

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Home Affairs for detailed statistics on cannabis prosecutions, fines, and court costs on the Isle of Man since March 2019. The authority responded that it does not hold the requested information and suggested contacting the Attorney General's Chambers instead.

Key Facts

• The Department of Home Affairs does not hold the requested prosecution data.
• The request covered cannabis offences including possession, production, and cultivation.
• The authority recommended contacting the Attorney General's Chambers for prosecution details.
• The request was received on 14 February 2022 and closed on 18 February 2022.
• The case reference number is 2264525.

Data Disclosed

• 2022-02-14
• 2022-02-18
• 20th March 2019
• October 2001
• 2264525

Original Request

Please state: 1. How many prosecutions have proceeded on the Isle of Man for: a. Possession of cannabis b. Possession of cannabis resin c. Production of cannabis d. Production of cannabis resin e. Cultivation of cannabis Since the closing of the public consultation on 20th March 2019 regardless of the outcome. 2. How many of these prosecutions ended with a verdict of guilty. 3. How many of these prosecutions were committed for trial by jury. 4. How many of these prosecutions ended with a fine. 5. What is the total value of all fines related to these charges. 6. How many of these prosecutions ended with a custodial sentence. 7. What is the value of court costs associated with all these prosecutions that has been attributed. 8. What is the value of the true court costs in all these prosecutions whether found guilty or not. 9. Out of the prosecutions that proceeded with trial by jury, what were the verdict outcomes of each case and for what offence. 10. Have many trial by juries for any cannabis offences have been heard since October 2001 and what were the outcomes of those jury trials.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive's Office DHA Headquarters Tromode, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5AP

Telephone: (01624) 694313 Fax: (01624) 621298 Web address: www.gov.im/dha Email: GeneralEnquiries.DHA@dha.gov.im

Our ref: 2264525 18 February 2022

Dear ###

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

"Please state: 1. How many prosecutions have proceeded on the Isle of Man for: a. Possession of cannabis b. Possession of cannabis resin c. Production of cannabis d. Production of cannabis resin e. Cultivation of cannabis Since the closing of the public consultation on 20th March 2019 regardless of the outcome. 2. How many of these prosecutions ended with a verdict of guilty. 3. How many of these prosecutions were committed for trial by jury. 4. How many of these prosecutions ended with a fine. 5. What is the total value of all fines related to these charges. 6. How many of these prosecutions ended with a custodial sentence. 7. What is the value of court costs associated with all these prosecutions that has been attributed. 8. What is the value of the true court costs in all these prosecutions whether found guilty or not. 9. Out of the prosecutions that proceeded with trial by jury, what were the verdict outcomes of each case and for what offence.

1. Have many trial by juries for any cannabis offences have been heard since October 2001 and what were the outcomes of those jury trials."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

However, you may wish to contact Attorney General's Chambers who deal with prosecutions who may be able to help you.

Please quote the reference number 2264525 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

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.