Unpublished Responses to FOIA Requests

Summary

The requester asked for copies of unpublished Freedom of Information Act responses from the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald since the Act's introduction. The authority disclosed that only two responses were not published in the log, providing a redacted copy of one and explaining the reasons for the exclusions.

Key Facts

• The Office of the Clerk of Tynwald has received 45 FOI requests in total, excluding the current one.
• Only two responses have not been published in the official disclosure log.
• One unpublished response (Ref IM86231I) was excluded because the request was withdrawn.
• The second unpublished response (Ref IM91841I) was excluded because the information was not held and publishing it would reveal identifiable personal information.
• A redacted version of the response regarding government policy on blacklisting individuals was attached to the disclosure.

Data Disclosed

• 45
• 2
• 2022-09-09
• 2022-09-27
• 2015
• 28/06/2017
• 16th June 2017
• IM91841I
• IM86231I
• COT - 2017 - 44
• 357247

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held
• Identifiable personal information from requestor would be published
• Request withdrawn

Original Request

Please provide copies of Responses made by you in relation to Requests for Information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2015 ("FOIA") , which you haven't included in the Disclosure Log here - https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/search from when the FOIA was introduced under the Appointed Day Order here - https://www.tynwald.org.im/links/tls/SD/2015-SD-0264.pdf to date.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Page 1 www.tynwald.org.im

28/06/2017

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) REFERENCE NUMBER: IM91841I

Thank you for your request dated 16th June 2017.

Your request

You asked for:

I would ask for clarification, if it is Isle of Man government policy to blacklist individuals in the Isle of Man, that they find hard to deal with. I would also ask is it in fact legal to blacklist and ban an individual in the Isle of Man from contacting an authority. I wish to contact the U.K. Regarding what I see is an abuse of authority by the Isle of Man attourney generals office, so a response would be appreciated.”

Response to your request

Under section 11(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 we are refusing your request on the grounds that a practical refusal reason exists, namely that the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald does not hold the information that you have requested.

With regard to Isle of Man Government policy, you may wish to contact the Cabinet Office at Head Office, Third Floor, Government Office, Bucks Road, Douglas, IM1 3PN, by emailing enquiries.cso@gov.im or telephoning 685711. The Isle of Man Government ‘Policy for managing vexatious complaints, correspondence and behaviour’, issued on behalf of the Council of Ministers by the Office of Human Resources, can be found on the Cabinet Office website: https://www.gov.im/lib/docs/hr/HR_Policies/vexpolfinal.pdf.

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 to Roger Phillips, Clerk of Tynwald at r.phillips@tynwald.org.im or the address above. An electronic version and

Legislative Buildings Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PW British Isles

Telephone: 01624 685520

Office of the Clerk of Tynwald Oik Cleragh Tinvaal

Oikyn Slattyssagh Doolish Ellan Vannin IM1 3PW Ny Ellanyn Goaldagh

Chellvane: 01624 685520

Page 2 paper version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website. 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; 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 rights to review is on the Information Commissioner’s website at: https://www.inforights.im/

Further information about Freedom of Information requests can be found on the Isle of Man Government website: https://www.gov.im/foi

Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely Email | foi@tynwald.org.im

Freedom of Information Co-Ordinator Office of the Clerk of Tynwald Legislative Buildings Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PW Telephone: 01624 685500

Our ref: 2620425 27 September 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 9th September 2022 and which states:

"Please provide copies of Responses made by you in relation to Requests for Information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2015 ("FOIA") , which you haven't included in the Disclosure Log here - https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/search from when the FOIA was introduced under the Appointed Day Order here - https://www.tynwald.org.im/links/tls/SD/2015-SD-0264.pdf to date."

Our Response Excluding this request, the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald has received 45 FOI requests. Two responses have not been published in the disclosure log. These are listed below with the reason each was not published: Ref Summary of Request Outcome Reason COT - 2017 - 44 IM86231I Time spent on processing FOI requests WITHDRAWN Request withdrawn so no response prepared. 357247 / IM91841I IOM Govt policy on blacklisting individuals for/from making contact with Departments Not Published Response excluded from disclosure log as requested information not held and identifiable personal information from requestor would be published. A redacted version of our response to IM91841I is attached.

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. • Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Please quote the reference number 2620425 in any future communications. I will now close your request as of this date.