Everall Report 2006

Summary

The requester asked the Department of Health and Social Care for details on the implementation of the 132 recommendations from the 2006 Everall Report. The department responded that it does not hold this information because responsibility for implementation was assigned to the Chief Secretary's Office.

Key Facts

• The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold the requested information regarding the Everall Report recommendations.
• Responsibility for implementing the recommendations was assigned to the Chief Secretary's Office as the report covered multiple departments.
• A similar question was answered in Tynwald in October 2015 regarding outstanding recommendations.
• The requester was advised to contact the Cabinet Office or consult the Tynwald website for further information.
• The response was issued on 1 September 2017 under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Data Disclosed

• 132
• 2006
• 2017-08-07
• 2017-09-01
• October 2015
• 20 Oct 2015
• 201/10/2015
• 31/10/2015
• IM98-346i

Exemptions Cited

• Section 11(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information not held)

Original Request

Have Any of the 132 recommendations made in the Everall Report from 2006 been implemented? If so, how many and which ones?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Health and Social Care

Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay

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Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch

By email:

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3QA Tel: Email: Website: Date: FOI Reference: (01624) 642621 foi.dhsc@gov.im www.gov.im/dhsc 01 September 2017 IM98-346i

Dear

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request to the Department of Health and Social Care, dated 07 August 2017 Your request You asked for: Question 01: “Have any of the 132 recommendations made in the Everall Report from 2006 been implemented? If so, how many and which ones?” Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide the information you have requested; the Department of Health and Social Care does not hold the information that the applicant has requested (section 11(3)(a) of the Act).
However, you may find it helpful to know that the Chief Secretary’s Office were assigned responsibility for the implementation of the recommendations as the report covered various Departments, not just the Department of Health and Social Care. You may wish to contact the Cabinet Office with your request who may be able to help you.
In addition, you may also find helpful information on the Tynwald website; a similar question was asked for which a written answer was provided in Tynwald in October 2015. The link for this written answer can be found here: www.tynwald.org.im/ business/Pages/default.aspx?&s=OPIndex&k=Written%20Answer&r=sitting%3E=%2 201/10/2015%22AND%20sitting%3C=%2231/10/2015%22AND (the relevant question is the second entry listed, entitled “20 Oct 2015 Tynwald – 25. Commission of Inquiry into Care of Young People 2006 – Outstanding recommendations; timetable”).

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Freedom of Information Team Department of Health and Social Care