Council of Minsters Report on Implications of Independence

Summary

A request was made for a Council of Ministers Report on Independence from November 2000, but the Cabinet Office stated it was not obliged to respond under the Freedom of Information Act 2015 because the information predates the Act's commencement.

Key Facts

• The requested document is the Council of Ministers Report on Independence from November 2000.
• The Freedom of Information Act 2015 only applies to information created on or after 11 October 2011.
• The authority offered to respond under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information instead.
• The request was received on 8 June 2017 and the response was issued on 10 July 2017.
• The applicant has the right to request an internal review or apply to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 11 October 2011
• 22 November 2000
• 08 June 2017
• 10 July 2017
• IM94421I
• 33
• 2015

Exemptions Cited

• Information created prior to 11 October 2011 is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2015

Original Request

Council of Minsters Report on Implications of Independence - November 2000

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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REFERENCE NUMBER: IM94421I

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your on-line application dated 08 June 2017 requesting the following information:

“Can I have a copy of the Council of Minsters Report on Independent as include on the Tynwald Hansard item 33 on the 22 November 2000?”

Response to your request
A Freedom of Information request can only be made in respect of information created on or before 11 October 2011. As your request is for information created prior to this date we are not obliged to respond to it as a freedom of information request.
However, we will endeavour to respond to your request under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information which can be found at www.gov.im/media/881974/access-code.pdf. A response will be issued under that code in due course. 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 the FOI Co-ordinator, Cabinet Office, Government Office, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PN. An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website. If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact us and we 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 apply for a review of decisions by 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.

Government Office DOUGLAS Isle of Man IM1 3PN Tel: (+44) 01624 686244 Fax: (+44) 01624 685710 Website www.gov.im/co
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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/ 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.