National Insurance
| Authority | Treasury |
|---|---|
| Date received | 2024-05-24 |
| Outcome | All information sent |
| Outcome date | 2024-06-20 |
| Case ID | 3881913 |
Summary
The request sought data on National Insurance holiday scheme claims for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture and the wider Isle of Man government from 2017-2018 to date. The Treasury disclosed total monetary claims, the number of beneficiaries, and the count of those still employed for both the specific department and the entire public sector.
Key Facts
- The Department of Education, Sport and Culture claimed back £243,276.28 through the scheme.
- 86 individuals from the Department of Education, Sport and Culture benefitted from the scheme.
- 69 of the beneficiaries from the Department of Education, Sport and Culture are still employed there.
- The total amount claimed back by all eight Government Departments was £1,331,532.04.
- Records do not identify specific job roles (e.g., teacher vs. officer) for the beneficiaries.
Data Disclosed
- 2017-2018
- £243,276.28
- 86
- 69
- £1,331,532.04
- 416
- 332
- 2024-05-24
- 2024-06-20
- 3881913
Original Request
From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for the department of Education, Sport and Culture through the national insurance holiday scheme? How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme? How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by the department? From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for any part of the IoM government through the national insurance holiday scheme? How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme? How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by the IoM government?
Data Tables (1)
Data Tables (reformatted)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture through the national insurance holiday scheme? | £243,276.28 |
| How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme? | 86 |
| How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by the department? | 69 |
| From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for any part of the IoM government* through the national insurance holiday scheme? | £1,331,532.04 |
| How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme? | 416 |
| How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by the IoM government*? | 332 |
Full Response Text
Freedom of Information
Seyrsnys Fysseree
The Treasury
Government Office,
Douglas
Isle of Man, IM1 3PU
Telephone: (01624) 685605 Email: FOI.Treasury@gov.im
Government Website: www.gov.im
Our ref: 3881913 18 June 2024
Dear ###,
We write further to your request, received 24 May 2024, which states:
"From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture through the national insurance holiday scheme?
How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme?
How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by the department?
From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for any part of the IoM government through the national insurance holiday scheme?
How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme?
How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by the IoM government?"
Our response to your request is as follows:
From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been
claimed back by staff working for the Department of Education, Sport and
Culture through the national insurance holiday scheme?
£243,276.28
How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme?
86
How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by
the department?
69
From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been
claimed back by staff working for any part of the IoM government* through
the national insurance holiday scheme?
£1,331,532.04
How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme?
416
How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by
the IoM government?*
332
Please note, a record identifying the roles undertaken by each individual listed in our National Insurance Holiday Scheme records does not exist and will only show where an individual is connected with an Isle of Man Government department. Whilst separate departments are identified (allowing for Education to be counted), the records do not indicate whether the person is a teacher, a health care professional, police officer, civil servant, etc.
For example, the individuals identified as working for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture may be teachers or they may be officers working in the Department itself. Similarly, anyone identified as working for Department for Home Affairs or Department of Health could be police officers or medics (respectively) or they may be officers working in those departments.
*Solely public sector workers working for the eight Government Departments.
Please quote the reference number 3881913 in any future communications.
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I will now close your request as of this date.
Freedom of Information
Seyrsnys Fysseree
The Treasury
Government Office,
Douglas
Isle of Man, IM1 3PU
Telephone: (01624) 685605 Email: FOI.Treasury@gov.im
Government Website: www.gov.im
Our ref: 3881913 9 July 2024
Dear ###,
We write further to your request, received 24 May 2024, which states:
"From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for the department of Education, Sport and Culture through the national insurance holiday scheme?
How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme?
How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by the department?
From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for any part of the IoM government through the national insurance holiday scheme?
How many individuals have benefitted from this scheme?
How many individuals that benefitted from the scheme are still employed by the IoM government?" Our updated response to your request is as follows: The reason for the updated response from Treasury is because since the original response was issued it was noted the National Insurance Holiday Scheme only started in 2019. Whilst the information which was originally provided to you is correct and will not change, the response letter needs to be amended to show that the figures disclosed date back to the financial year 2019/20, as opposed to 2017/18.
From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture through the National Insurance Holiday Scheme?
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the
Treasury does not hold some of the information that you have requested. Therefore
we need to apply a practical refusal reason to this part of your request under section
11(3)(a) of the Act (Information not held). The reason for this is because the National
Insurance Holiday Scheme only started in 2019, as a result there is no information held
dating back to the financial year 2017/18, as requested.
However, we do hold the information requested from when the National Insurance
Holiday Scheme began in 2019, which is £243,276.28.
How many individuals benefited from this scheme? 86
How many individuals that benefited from the scheme are still employed by the Department? 69
From the financial year 2017-2018 to date, how much money has been claimed back by staff working for any part of the IOM Government* through the National Insurance Holiday Scheme?
While our aim is to provide information wherever possible, in this instance the Treasury does not hold some of the information that you have requested. Therefore we need to apply a practical refusal reason to this part of your request under section 11(3)(a) of the Act (Information not held). The reason for this is because the National Insurance Holiday Scheme only started in 2019, as a result there is no information held dating back to the financial year 2017/18, as requested.
However, we do hold the information requested from when the National Insurance Holiday Scheme began in 2019, which is £1,331,532.04.
How many individuals have benefited from this scheme? 416
How many individuals that benefited from the scheme are still employed by the IOM Government?* 332
*Solely public sector workers working for the eight IOM Government Departments.
Please note, a record identifying the roles undertaken by each individual listed in our National Insurance Holiday Scheme records do not exist and will only show where an individual is connected with an Isle of Man Government department. Whilst separate departments are identified (allowing for Education to be counted), the records do not indicate whether the person is a teacher, a health care professional, police officer, civil servant, etc.
For example, the individuals identified as working for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture may be teachers or they may be officers working in the Department itself. Similarly, anyone identified as working for the Department of Home Affairs or
Department of Health could be police officers or medics (respectively) or they may be officers working in those departments.
Please quote the reference number 3881913 in any future communications.
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.
An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . 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.
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.
I will now close your request as of this date.