TT/Festival of Motorcycling

Summary

The Department for Enterprise partially fulfilled a request for total costs related to the 2017 TT and Festival of Motorcycling, disclosing specific salary and operational figures while refusing to compile data on individual safety equipment costs as requested.

Key Facts

• The total annual gross salary cost for the Motorsport team, including part-time workers, is £291,511.
• The combined cost for emergency helicopters, safety barriers, signage, toilets, electrical services, and security for TT and FOM 2017 is £1,536,716.05.
• The authority refused to create or derive information by undertaking substantial compilation or analysis of existing data.
• The disclosed costs exclude expenses incurred by other government departments, such as mountain signage removal, and do not include the cost of Marshals.
• The request was received on 4 and 15 October 2017, with the response issued on 31 October 2017.

Data Disclosed

• £291,511
• £1,536,716.05
• 2017
• 4 October 2017
• 15 October 2017
• 31 October 2017
• IM105657I
• IM106858I

Exemptions Cited

• Section 11(3) practical refusal reason (b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015
• Section 8(3) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (not required to create, derive, research, or substantially compile information)

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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Our Ref: IM105657I & IM106858I

Date: 31 October 2017

Dear

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”)

Thank you for your requests dated 4 and 15 October 2017: Your requests Your requests were as follows: Request dated 4 October 2017 (ref no: IM105657I) “IM102079I Previous request reference. As you will not disclose the amounts individually, I will formulate my request as follows:- What is the total cost of the rescue helicopters, erecting and dismantling signage, straw bales and other safety equipment around the TT, and erecting and dismantling barriers on roads adjacent to the TT Course to indicate the roads are closed for practice and race periods for the TT and FOM, in 2017? Thank you” Request dated 15 October 2017 (ref no: IM106858I) “1.Please provide the total annual cost, not individual, of the salaries of the motorsport team, including part time workers. 2.Please provide the total cost, not individual, of (a) preparing the course for racing, installing straw bales, signage etc, (b) hiring of toilets (c) security regarding the grandstand and camping areas and road bridges (d) putting up and taking down road close barriers. By total cost I mean the costs of (a)(b)(c) and (d) added together.

Department of Economic Development Rheynn Lhiasaghey Tarmaynagh

Steven Tallach Freedom of Information Co-ordinator 1st Floor St Georges Court Upper Church Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1EX

Telephone: (01624) 685375 Website: www.gov.im/ded Email: steven.tallach@gov.im

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3.If you are not prepared to answer question 1 then it can be added to question 2 as just one total. These questions are with regards to 2017 TT and MGP.” Response to requests Under section 11(3) practical refusal reason (b) of the Act referencing s8(3), the Act states that “a public authority is not required to create or derive information from the information that it holds; undertake research into, or analysis of, information that it holds; or undertake substantial compilation or collation of information that it holds”. We are unable to analyse and compile the information that we hold in the exact way that you request. However we are able to provide the following information: In relation to part 1 of your request dated 15 October 2017, the total annual cost of the gross salaries of the Motorsport team, including part-time workers, is £291,511. In relation to your requests for the total costs of helicopters, preparing the course for racing, installing straw bales, signage etc, hiring of toilets, security regarding the grandstand and camping areas and road bridges and putting up and taking down road close barriers, we are able to provide a total cost that includes the following in relation to the TT and FOM 2017:

 emergency helicopter services  erecting safety barriers and signage for TT & FOM 2017;  provision of toilets for TT & FOM 2017;  provision of electrical services for TT & FOM 2017;  security and paddock management (including cleaning of the Grandstand) for TT & FOM 2017.

The total cost for the above is £1,536,716.05. It should be noted that the costs above do not include costs that might be incurred by other government Departments in relation to the information requested, such as the removal of signage and cones on the mountain during the event etc., nor does it include the cost of the provision of Marshals. 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 review request form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post to me at the above address. An electronic version and paper version of our review request form can be found by going to our website here: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of-information/freedom-of-information- review-request/ 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 appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on: Page 3 of 3

1 Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act; 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: 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 www.gov.im/foi.

Yours sincerely

Steven Tallach Freedom of Information Co-ordinator