New definitions, nouns or terms describing immigrants and/or migrants

Summary

The requester asked the Isle of Man Cabinet Office for instructions on terminology for migrants and related correspondence with the UK Government. The authority responded that it does not hold any such information, as no specific instructions or internal discussions on these terms exist within the department.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office does not hold information on instructions for civil servants regarding terms for migrants or immigrants.
• No internal discussions on potential new definitions or nouns for migrants have been recorded by the Cabinet Office.
• The Cabinet Office holds no correspondence from the UK Government regarding this specific issue.
• The Passport, Immigration and Nationality division within the Treasury was identified as the correct department for immigration matters.
• The request was formally closed on 22 October 2024.

Data Disclosed

• 2024-10-01
• 2024-10-22
• 4167401
• IM1 3PN
• IM1 3PZ
• +44 01624 686244
• +44 1624 685980

Original Request

Please reveal how civil and public servants and members of Tynwald have been instructed to refer to migrants and immigrants within Isle of Man Government internal correspondence. What new definitions, nouns or terms describing immigrants and/or migrants are being used. If non are being used, please state what has been discussed internally as potential definitions, nouns or terms that could be used. Please reveal all correspondence from Westminster/United Kingdom Government (Labour and formerly Conservatives) regarding this issue. If this is not the correct department to ask these questions, please direct me to the correct department or group.

Data Tables (4)

Full Response Text

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

Our ref: 4167401 22 October 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 1 October 2024, which states:

"Please reveal how civil and public servants and members of Tynwald have been instructed to refer to migrants and immigrants within Isle of Man Government internal correspondence. What new definitions, nouns or terms describing immigrants and/or migrants are being used.

If non are being used, please state what has been discussed internally as potential definitions, nouns or terms that could be used.

Please reveal all correspondence from Westminster/United Kingdom Government (Labour and formerly Conservatives) regarding this issue.

If this is not the correct department to ask these questions, please direct me to the correct department or group."

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

Civil Servants, public servants and Members of Tynwald have not been issued with an instruction as to how to refer to migrants and immigrants in internal correspondence. No information is held in relation to what definitions, nouns or terms describing immigrants and/or migrants are being used.

The Cabinet Office does not hold information on any discussion internally in relation to any potential definitions, nouns or terms that could be used.

The Cabinet Office does not hold correspondence from Westminster/United Kingdom Government (Labour and formerly Conservatives) regarding this issue.

However, the Passport, Immigration and Nationality in Treasury deal with matters relating to immigration, visas etc. You may wish to contact the Treasury who may be able to help you (3rd Floor, Government Offices, Bucks Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PZ, telephone: +44 1624 685980), or submit a Freedom of Information request directly to Treasury here: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom- ofinformation/make-a-freedomof-information-request/.

Please quote the reference number 4167401 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely