Friends of Isreal Isle of Man

Summary

The requester asked for details on any financial or in-kind connections between Tynwald members and the 'Friends of Israel' group. The Office of the Clerk of Tynwald stated it was not required to fulfill the request because the relevant information is already publicly available on the Register of Members' Interests, where no results were found for the specific group.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2024-07-17 and responded to on 2024-08-12.
• The authority determined it was not required to provide the information under Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015.
• A search of the public Register of Members' Interests yielded no results for 'Friends of Israel'.
• The authority noted that not all transactions with the group would necessarily be registrable.
• Requesters without internet access were offered a paper copy of the Members' Interests register.

Data Disclosed

• 2024-07-17
• 2024-08-12
• 3990617
• Section 20
• 01624 685500

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information reasonably accessible to the applicant)

Original Request

Please advise of any Member of the House of Keys, or the legislative Council who has any form of connection with or transacted either financially or in kind any deeds in any form from any of the members of the group called The Isle of Man Friends of Isreal. Thank you

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Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Co-Ordinator Office of the Clerk of Tynwald Legislative Buildings Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PW Telephone: 01624 685500

Our ref: 3990617 09 August 2024

Dear ###

This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2015. Your request
We write further to your request received 17 July 2024, which states:

"Please advise of any Member of the House of Keys, or the legislative Council who has any form of connection with or transacted either financially or in kind any deeds in any form from any of the members of the group called The Isle of Man Friends of Israel.

Thank you"

Our Response While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office does not have the information you have requested.

The only information we hold in relation to your request would be published information on the Register of Members’ Interests - https://www.tynwald.org.im/members-officers/members-interests - All Members’ Interests are at the bottom of this page.

There are no returned results for a search Friends of Israel.

Under section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 we do not have to provide you with information if it is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then

please reply to this response (quoting FOI reference 3990617) and we will send you a paper copy of all Members’ Interests.

We would add that transactions with Friends of Israel wouldn’t necessarily all be registrable therefore you may wish to contact all Tynwald Members directly in relation to your query. All Tynwald member contact details are available on the same link: https://www.tynwald.org.im/members-officers/members-interests

Additional Information We have provided the following information in relation to Members’ Interests to assist with your request.

Members of Tynwald are under a duty to identify interests that should be registered in order to inform Tynwald Court, the Branches and the public of any circumstances arising from them which could reasonably be regarded as bearing upon the way in which any Member may carry out his or her duties.

Member’s Interests are listed on each Members’ profile page and there is a list of all Member’s Interests in the two tables at the bottom of the web page split by: • Members' Interests (excluding gifts and benefits in kind)
• Gifts and Benefits in kind All entries are ordered by the Date the interest was notified to the Registrar.

You can run a search for a key word on Members' Interests (excluding gifts and benefits in kind) to find any matching results.

To view individuals Members’ Interests, select their profile picture on the webpage https://www.tynwald.org.im/members-officers/members-interests and all their interests are listed.

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 us. Please quote reference number 3990617 in any future communications.
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.