Unpublished FOI requests

Summary

The requester asked for statistics on Freedom of Information requests received, refused, answered, and published by the Department of Home Affairs over the previous 12 months. The authority responded by providing an embedded Excel spreadsheet containing the requested data.

Key Facts

• The request was received by the Department of Home Affairs on 2018-03-27.
• The response was issued on 2018-04-05 with the outcome 'All information sent'.
• The data covers the 12-month period from March 2017 to March 2018.
• The information was provided in an Excel file named 'FoI requests March 2017-8.xlsx'.
• The response references the Freedom of Information Act 2015 regarding review rights.

Data Disclosed

• 2018-03-27
• 2018-04-05
• 395239
• March 2017
• 12 months

Original Request

For each of the last 12 months, how many Freedom of Information requests have been: (a) received (b) refused (c) answered (d) published on the government website

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive's Office DHA Headquarters Tromode, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5AP

Telephone: (01624) 694313 Fax: (01624) 621298 Web address: www.gov.im/dha Email: GeneralEnquiries.DHA@dha.gov.im

Our ref: 395239 5 April 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 27 March 2018 and which states:

"For each of the last 12 months, how many Freedom of Information requests have been: (a) received (b) refused (c) answered (d) published on the government website"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have embedded an excel sheet of the information that is being released to you.

Please quote the reference number 395239 in any future communications. FoI requests March 2017-8.xlsx

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 us at
Chief Executive's Office DHA Headquarters Tromode, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5AP

Telephone: (01624) 694313 Fax: (01624) 621298

Web address: www.gov.im/dha Email: GeneralEnquiries.DHA@dha.gov.im

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.

Yours sincerely