Coronavirus Regulations

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Home Affairs to determine when Coronavirus Regulations were revoked on the Isle of Man. The authority responded that it does not hold the requested information and directed the requester to the Clerk of Tynwald's Office and specific legislation websites.

Key Facts

• The Department of Home Affairs does not hold information regarding the revocation date of Coronavirus Regulations.
• The authority advised the requester to contact the Clerk of Tynwald's Office for the information.
• The response cites section 15 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 regarding the duty to advise and assist.
• The requester was provided with links to legislation.gov.im and tynwald.org.im as alternative sources.
• The case reference number for this request is 3960401.

Data Disclosed

• 2024-07-05
• 2024-07-26
• 3960401
• section 15
• 2015

Original Request

When were the Coronavirus Regulations revoked on the Isle of Man?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Coordinator DHA Headquarters Tromode Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5AP

Telephone: (01624) 687017 Web address: www.gov.im/dha
Email: DPO-DHA@dha.gov.im

Our ref: 3960401 26 July 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 5 July 2024, which states:

"When were the Coronavirus Regulations revoked on the Isle of Man?"

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority (Department of Home Affairs) does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

In line with the public authority’s duty to advise and assist requestors under section 15 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (the “Act”), the information sought is likely to be accessible to you by other means. You may wish to contact the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office or make use of the following websites:

https://legislation.gov.im/cms/legislation/current/by-title.html

https://www.tynwald.org.im/

Please quote the reference number 3960401 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.