OHR - Covid Secondment

Summary

A request was made for details on the number of OHR staff seconded during the COVID-19 lockdown and the duration of their redeployment. The Cabinet Office responded that this information is not held as staff were assigned duties on an ad-hoc basis without specific records.

Key Facts

• The request was received by the Cabinet Office on 2 August 2024.
• The outcome of the request was determined to be 'Information not held'.
• The response was issued on 12 August 2024.
• OHR does not maintain records of staff redeployed during COVID-19 lockdown periods.
• Staff were assigned various duties on an ad-hoc basis in response to pandemic demands.

Data Disclosed

• 2 August 2024
• 12 August 2024
• 4031739

Original Request

Please could you provide: 1. confirmation of the number of staff from OHR who were seconded to different roles during Covid Lockdown periods. 2. confirmation of the amount of time elapsed before the staff returned to their normal roles within OHR

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244
Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 4031739 12 August 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 2 August 2024, which states:

"Please could you provide:

1. confirmation of the number of staff from OHR who were seconded to different roles during Covid Lockdown periods.
2. confirmation of the amount of time elapsed before the staff returned to their normal roles within OHR"

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information that you have requested.

The information requested is not held by the Office of Human Resources (OHR), Cabinet Office because OHR does not hold records of staff who were redeployed during the COVID-19 lockdown periods. OHR staff were assigned various duties on an ad-hoc basis in response to the demands of the Covid-19 response.

Please quote the reference number 4031739 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.

Yours sincerely