ex Lisbon Tramcar

Summary

A request was made for the total acquisition costs of the ex Lisbon Tramcar 360 from 1996, including purchase price and travel expenses. The Department of Infrastructure refused to provide the information under the Freedom of Information Act because the data predates the Act's commencement date.

Key Facts

• The request concerned the ex Lisbon Tramcar 360 acquired in 1996.
• The Freedom of Information Act 2015 only applies to information created on or after 11 October 2011.
• The requested information falls outside the scope of the Act due to its age.
• The authority offered to handle the request under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information instead.
• The outcome was classified as 'No information sent - all held but exempt'.

Data Disclosed

• 360
• 1996
• 5th January 2018
• 11th October 2011
• IM115468I
• 2018-10-05

Exemptions Cited

• Section 4(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (temporal scope limitation)

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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

FOI Reference No: IM115468I Request under The Freedom of Information Act 2015 (“The Act”)

Thank you for your request dated 5th January 2018

Your request

Please provide the total costs relating to the acquisition of ex Lisbon Tramcar 360 in 1996, including purchase price, transportation to the Island and the several trips made to Lisbon at the time by Isle of Man Railway's management.

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 reason and statutory exemption sections are shown as part of the corresponding answer below.

Under section 4(1) of the Act – this Act applies in relation to information created on or AFTER 11th October 2011.

A Freedom of Information request can only be made in respect of information created on or after 11 October 2011. We will therefore respond to your request for information created before 11 October 2011 as a request under the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, which can be found at https://www.gov.im/categories/home-and-neighbourhood/code-of-practice-on- access-to-government-information-access-code/.

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.

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; 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 at https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of-information/

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Response Team