Passenger Travel Information Scheme

Summary

A request was made for a copy of the 'Passenger Travel Information Scheme' referenced in June 2017 Council of Ministers proceedings, but the Cabinet Office responded that the information is not held because the scheme has not yet been developed.

Key Facts

• The requested Passenger Travel Information Scheme has not yet been developed.
• The Council of Ministers agreed to develop the scheme in June 2017 to support the Isle of Man Border Security Policy 2017.
• The scheme is based on powers under section 32 of the UK Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
• A statement on the topic was expected at the October sitting of Tynwald.
• The Cabinet Office is preparing an implementation and communication plan for a trial of the scheme.

Data Disclosed

• 2017-08-07
• 2017-08-31
• June 2017
• October
• s32
• 2006
• CAB000006
• IM1 3PN

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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REFERENCE NUMBER: CAB000006

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your written application received into this office on 7 August 2017 requesting the following information:
“The summary of proceedings in the Council of Ministers for June 2017 makes reference to a: 'Passenger Travel Information Scheme'. Please provide me with a copy of this.” Response to your request
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. There has been an undertaking to make a statement on this topic at the October sitting of Tynwald, at which point the scheme information should be publicly available. To provide advice and assistance on this matter, please be aware that the 'Passenger Travel Information Scheme' referenced in the summary of proceedings of the Council of Ministers has not yet been developed. In June 2017, the Council of Ministers agreed the following Isle of Man Border Security Policy 2017: “The Council of Ministers reiterates a commitment to protecting the freedom of movement which is paramount to Isle of Man residents by securing the Isle of Man’s part of the ‘wider CTA [Common Travel Area] border’. In developing this policy, a primary principle has been to ensure that unhindered freedom to travel between the Isle of Man, the United Kingdom and Ireland is retained whilst enhancing the ability of the Isle of Man Constabulary to protect the Island from crime.” To support this policy, the Council of Ministers agreed to the development of a Passenger Travel Information Scheme. It will be based on powers already existing in legislation, under s32 of the UK Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (as extended to the Isle of Man).

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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The Cabinet Office is continuing to develop the Passenger Travel Information Scheme and in doing so is preparing an implementation and communication plan for the trial. These plans will consider the requirements for implementation and will agree dates for a trial Passenger Travel Information Scheme to commence. 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 https://www.gov.im/foireview. 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. 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.