Does DEC or Treasury receive any funds from St Thomas School

Summary

The request asked whether the Department of Education or Treasury receives funds from churches for faith schools on the Isle of Man and if future talks are occurring. The response disclosed that St Thomas's School received £1,357 in ad-hoc resources from its church, while St Mary's School received unquantified resources, and confirmed no future funding talks are known.

Key Facts

• Both faith schools on the Isle of Man have received assistance from their respective churches over the past 5 years.
• St Thomas's School received £1,357 for ad-hoc resources.
• St Mary's School received ad-hoc resources and publications, but the amount was not quantified.
• The Department of Education and Children is not aware of any talks regarding receiving funds in the future.
• No documentation exists for future funding meetings as no such talks have occurred.

Data Disclosed

• £1,357
• past 5 years
• 2017-07-13
• 2017-08-04
• 2012
• IM95027I

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Full Response Text

04 July 2017

Re: Freedom of Information Request – Reference Number IM95027I

Your Request:-

1) Does the Department of Education and Children and/or Treasury receive any funds from any church or church related body in return for providing a Church of England or a faith school on the Isle of Man.

2) If the Department of Education and Children and/or Treasury receive funds from a church or from a church related body in return for providing a Church of England or a faith school on the Isle of Man, how much have they received since 2012 to date? How are amounts due calculated?

3) Has the Department of Education and Children and/or Treasury entered into talks about the possibility of receiving funds in the future from any church or church related body in return for providing a Church of England or a faith school on the Isle of Man.

4) If the Department of Education and Children and/or Treasury has had meetings about receiving any funds in the future from any church or church related body in return for providing a Church of England or a faith school on the Isle of Man, please provide all documentation from those meetings, ie agendas, emails, minutes, contracts, etc.

Department Response:-

In response to question one, both faith schools have received assistance from their churches over the past 5 years.

St Mary’s School have received a number of ad-hoc resources and publications (this has not been quantified by the school)

St Thomas’s School has received £1,357 for ad-hoc resources

In response to question two, please see answer to question 1.

In response to question three, the Department of Education and Children is not aware of any talks about the possibility of receiving funds in the future.
In response to question four, this is not applicable as per answer to question 3.

Department of Education and Children

Rheynn Ynsee as Paitchyn

Chief Executive Officer Ronald Barr

Danita Clark Executive Officer (Administration)
Corporate Services Division Department of Education and Children Hamilton House Peel Road Douglas IM1 5EZ Direct Dial No: (01624) 686417 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email:
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