Amnesty for Ineligible Covid-19 Financial Support Payments

Summary

The requester asked for details on repayments made during a 20-day amnesty for ineligible Covid-19 financial support and confirmation of ongoing formal reviews. The Cabinet Office responded that they do not hold this information and suggested contacting the Department for Enterprise or The Treasury instead.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office does not hold the requested information regarding amnesty repayments or formal reviews.
• The requester was advised to contact the Department for Enterprise or The Treasury for the data.
• The amnesty period for reviewing Covid-19 support claims ran from 6th July 2022 to 4th August 2022.
• The request was received on 14 September 2022 and closed on 20 September 2022.
• The case reference number is 2628529.

Data Disclosed

• 20 day amnesty
• 6th July 2022
• 4th August 2022
• 14 September 2022
• 20 September 2022
• 2628529

Original Request

IOM Govt announced on Monday 4th July 2022 that, with effect from 6th July 2022, "a 20 day amnesty was in place to allow for businesses and self-employed individuals to review the claims they have made and ensure they were fully entitled to the funds. Following this 20 day period a formal review of all claims, from any of the coronavirus support schemes will take place." This amnesty period ended on Thursday 4th August 2022 and I would therefore be grateful for information as to how much has already been repaid (or is expected) to date. Would you also please confirm that that the "formal review" of all other claims is now being undertaken?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244 Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 2628529 20 September 2022

Dear ###

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

"IOM Govt announced on Monday 4th July 2022 that, with effect from 6th July 2022, "a 20 day amnesty was in place to allow for businesses and self- employed individuals to review the claims they have made and ensure they were fully entitled to the funds. Following this 20 day period a formal review of all claims, from any of the coronavirus support schemes will take place." This amnesty period ended on Thursday 4th August 2022 and I would therefore be grateful for information as to how much has already been repaid (or is expected) to date. Would you also please confirm that that the "formal review" of all other claims is now being undertaken?"

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information that you have requested.

However, you may wish to contact Department for Enterprise or The Treasury who may be able to help you: Department for Enterprise St George's Court Upper Church Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1EX Telephone: 01624 686400of The Treasury Head Office 3rd Floor Government Offices Bucks Road Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PZ Telephone: 01624 685980

Please quote the reference number 2628529 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

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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