David John Ashford Information Held

Summary

A request was made to Manx Care for information regarding oaths, insurance, and payment entities for David John Ashford in his role as Health Minister. The authority responded that they do not hold the requested information and suggested contacting the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald instead.

Key Facts

• The request concerned David John Ashford, who served as Health Minister for the Isle of Man Government in 2020 and 2021.
• Manx Care confirmed they do not hold any information regarding oaths, financial protection, or payment entities for the subject.
• The authority advised the applicant to contact the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald for potential assistance.
• The request was formally closed on 17 February 2022.
• The applicant was informed of their right to request an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 2273221
• 2022-02-16
• 2022-02-17
• 2020
• 2021
• section 11(3)(a)
• Freedom of Information Act 2015

Exemptions Cited

• section 11(3)(a) of the Act (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, insurance, 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

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2273221 17 February 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 16 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, insurance, 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 we are unable to provide the information you have requested; Manx Care does not hold the information that the applicant has requested (section 11(3)(a) of the Act).

However, you may wish to contact the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald who may be able to help you.

Please quote the reference number 2273221 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.

Yours sincerely