Woodbourne Road Nursery

Summary

A request was made regarding long-term plans and potential private leasehold takeover for the Woodbourne Road Children's center nursery. The Department of Health and Social Care refused to provide information, stating they do not hold it because the building and business are privately owned and operated.

Key Facts

• The request concerned the Woodbourne Road Nursery on the Isle of Man.
• The Department of Health and Social Care does not hold the requested information.
• The refusal is based on the fact that the nursery building is privately owned.
• The nursery business is privately operated, not by the Department.
• The response was issued under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Data Disclosed

• 2018-02-06
• 2018-02-12
• section 11(3)a
• IM119-843i
• 2 pages

Exemptions Cited

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

Original Request

Hi, I would like to know what is the long term proposal/plan for the Children's center nursery on Woodbourne road. Will this establishment be made available for private organisations to take over a tenure of the leasehold on the premises and run as private nursery?

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 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 12 February 2018 IM119-843i

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 6th February 2018. Your request You asked for: Question 01: “I would like to know what is the long term proposal/plan for the Children's center nursery on Woodbourne road. Will this establishment be made available for private organisations to take over a tenure of the leasehold on the premises and run as private nursery”.

Response to your request While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Department of Health and Social Care (“the Department”) is unable to provide the information you have requested. This is in line with section 11(3)a of the Act, as a practical refusal reason applies; namely we do not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested. This is on the grounds that the building where the nursery operates is privately owned and the business is privately operated.

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 me at DHSC Freedom of Information Team, Department of Health and Social Care, Chief Executive’s Office, Crookall House, Demesne Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3QA; Email: Foi.DHSC@gov.im. An electronic version of our complaint form can be found at www.gov.im/foireview.. If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I 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.

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If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to 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 right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at 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.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health and Social Care