Removal of signs

Summary

The requester asked for correspondence regarding the removal of signs from their garden wall by Parish Wardens. The Department of Infrastructure released some internal emails and hard copy documents but withheld personal data under an absolute exemption.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2024-04-23 and responded to on 2024-06-27.
• The incident concerns the removal of signs from a property on Poortown Road, Peel.
• The Department provided Appendix 1 containing internal emails and hard copy correspondence.
• Part of the request was withheld because it constituted the requester's own personal data.
• The Department offered to process the withheld information as a Subject Access Request (SAR) under GDPR.

Data Disclosed

• 3815085
• 2024-04-23
• 2024-06-27
• 2024-07-01
• 2
• 1
• section 25(1)(a)
• Regulation 43
• Regulation 44
• 2018

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Personal Data)

Original Request

Please let me have copies of all e-mails and hard copy correspondence concerning the removal by "Parish Wardens", of signs from our garden wall at *REDACTED*, Poortown Road, Peel, sent internally to and from officers of the Department, together with copies of all e-mails and hard copy correspondence sent to and received from external bodies.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 3815085 27 June 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 23 April 2024, which states:

"Please let me have copies of all e-mails and hard copy correspondence concerning the removal by "Parish Wardens", of signs from our garden wall at REDACTED Poortown Road, Peel, sent internally to and from officers of the Department, together with copies of all e-mails and hard copy correspondence sent to and received from external bodies."

Response: Some information held and some exempt

Please see Appendix 1 which consists of internal emails and hard copy correspondence relating to the removal of signage on Poortown Road.
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, part of your request constitutes as your own personal data, which is absolutely exempt under section 25(1)(a) of the Act. If you would like the Department of Infrastructure to proceed with your request as if it were a Subject Access Request (“SAR”) for your own personal data, then please confirm that to us. Your SAR will then be processed pursuant to the GDPR & LED Implementing Regulations 2018 (“the Implementing Regulations”), particularly in accordance with Regulation 43 (rights of access of a data subject), and subject to Regulation 44 (any applicable restrictions to access).

Please quote the reference number 3815085 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.