Gov Buildings rented & total paid in rent

Authority	Department of Infrastructure
Date received	2017-10-08
Outcome	All information sent
Outcome date	2017-10-20
Case ID	355911

Summary

The Department of Infrastructure responded to a request regarding government building rentals, disclosing that it rents 12 buildings for various departments at a total annual cost of over £1 million. The response noted that other departments may rent buildings not administered by the DoI and mentioned an ongoing strategy to reduce rented accommodation.

Key Facts

The Department of Infrastructure rents 12 buildings for various Government Departments.
The total annual rental cost for these buildings is £1,091,843.37.
Buildings rented by other Government Departments not administered by the DoI are excluded from this figure.
An office rationalisation strategy is in place to reduce the Government's use of rented accommodation.
The strategy aims to further reduce Government costs in future years.

Data Disclosed

12
£1,091,843.37
2017-10-08
2017-10-20
IM105990i

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

FOI Reference No: IM105990i Request Under The Freedom Of Information Act 2015 (“The Act”)

Thank you for your request dated 8th October 2017

Your request

How many buildings are rented by Government and what is the total rent paid?

Response to your request

The answer to your question is that the Department of the Infrastructure (DoI) rents 12 buildings for various Government Departments at an annual rental of £1,091,843.37. Other Government Departments may rent buildings which are not administered by the DoI and if so are not included in this response.

You may find it helpful to know that an office rationalisation strategy has been in place for a number of years with the effect of reducing Government’s use of rented accommodation and that this strategy will further reduce Government’s costs in future years.

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 to foi.doi@gov.im or by delivery/post to The FOI Co-ordinator, Department of Infrastructure, Sea Terminal Buildings, Douglas, IM1 2RF. An electronic version and paper version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at www.gov.im/foireview

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.

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