Project costs Windfarm

Summary

The requester asked for the total project costs of the windfarm including consultants, and the authority disclosed a specific cost figure while exempting staffing and internal sundry items as they are already reasonably accessible or not included in the specific request scope.

Key Facts

• The Manx Utilities Authority disclosed costs to date of £1,975,356.53 (ex VAT).
• The disclosed figure explicitly excludes staffing or internal sundry items.
• Other costs were withheld under Section 20 of the Act as they are already reasonably accessible.
• The withheld information was previously released in Case ID 3297199.
• The request was received on 2024-07-24 and responded to on 2024-08-16.

Data Disclosed

• £1,975,356.53
• 2024-07-24
• 2024-08-16
• Case ID: 3297199
• Case ID: 4010265
• Section 20

Exemptions Cited

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

Original Request

Please provide figures of cost to date of (overall project) including internal and external windfarm consultants .

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Utilities PO Box 177, Douglas Isle of Man, IM99 1PS e: enquiries@manxutilities.im t: 01624 687687 www.manxutilities.im Our ref: 4010265 16 August 2024
Dear ### We write further to your request, received 24 July 2024, which states: "Please provide figures of cost to date of (overall project) including internal and external windfarm consultants ." Our response to your request is as follows: Our costs to date (not including your previous request) are £1,975,356.53 (ex VAT).
This figure does not include staffing or internal sundry items. Other costs have already been released to you, and have been published. Therefore, while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee.
This response is publicly available and can be found at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/search:
Use the search function: Case ID: 3297199, and title: Windfarms. Please quote the reference number 4010265 in any future communications. Your right to request a review
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