Ramsey's working harbour

Summary

The Treasury partially fulfilled a request regarding Ramsey harbour rates by disclosing documents with redacted personal data, but refused requests for harbour operations, bin usage, and government discussions as the information is not held by them.

Key Facts

• The Treasury holds information regarding property rates for Harbourside and Old Custom House, which was disclosed in Appendix 1.
• Personal information such as names, phone numbers, and job titles was redacted from the disclosed documents.
• The Treasury does not hold information regarding contracts with Mezeron, Costa bin usage, or government discussions on the topic.
• The authority suggests the missing information is likely held by the Department of Infrastructure.
• The request was received on 9 December 2024 and the response was issued on 10 January 2025.

Data Disclosed

• 9 December 2024
• 11 October 2011
• 10 January 2025
• 19 December 2024
• 4306693
• 16 pages
• 2 documents
• section 25(2)
• Article 5
• Article 6
• section 11(3)(a)

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25(2) of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information)
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018
• Section 11(3)(a) of the Act (information not held)

Original Request

1. Property Rates and Decisions: - For the previous 5 years (from 9 December 2024) copies of all correspondence, minutes, and documents relating to the decision to reintroduce rates for the properties known as Harbourside and Old Custom House. - Records of any assessments or evaluations conducted regarding the exemption or imposition of rates for these properties since 11 October 2011. 2. Harbour Operations: - Any contracts, agreements, or memoranda of understanding between the Isle of Man government and Mezeron concerning their use of the harbour near Harbourside. - Documentation detailing any restrictions or obligations related to the harbour's operation as a working harbour, particularly as they affect adjacent properties. 3. Costa Bin Use: - Records, agreements, or permissions regarding the placement and use of bins by Costa or other private entities within the vicinity of the harbour or adjacent properties. 4. Government Discussions and Documentation: - For the previous 5 years (from 9 December 2024) records of any meetings, communications, or deliberations involving government departments or representatives that reference: - "Harbourside" - "Old Custom House" - The impact of harbour operations on these properties.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Out of scope

Freedom of Information
Seyrsnys Fysseree

The Treasury Government Office,
Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3PU

Telephone: (01624) 685605 Email: FOI.Treasury@gov.im

Government Website: www.gov.im

Our ref: 4306693 10 January 2025

Dear ###,

We write further to your request, received 9 December 2024 and amended 19 December 2024, which states:

"1. Property Rates and Decisions: - For the previous 5 years (from 9 December 2024) copies of all correspondence, minutes, and documents relating to the decision to reintroduce rates for the properties known as Harbourside and Old Custom House.

• Records of any assessments or evaluations conducted regarding the exemption or imposition of rates for these properties since 11 October 2011.

• Harbour Operations:

• Any contracts, agreements, or memoranda of understanding between the Isle of Man government and Mezeron concerning their use of the harbour near Harbourside.

• Documentation detailing any restrictions or obligations related to the harbour's operation as a working harbour, particularly as they affect adjacent properties.

• Costa Bin Use:

• Records, agreements, or permissions regarding the placement and use of bins by Costa or other private entities within the vicinity of the harbour or adjacent properties.

• Government Discussions and Documentation:

• For the previous 5 years (from 9 December 2024) records of any meetings, communications, or deliberations involving government departments or representatives that reference:

• "Harbourside"

• "Old Custom House"

• The impact of harbour operations on these properties."

Our response to your request is as follows:

1. Property rates and decisions

Please find attached in Appendix 1 the information held by Treasury for part 1 of your request.

The documents subject to disclosure to you contained a comment which is out of scope and a range of personal information. In some instances, we have concluded that the personal information is absolutely exempt from disclosure under section 25(2) of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information).

The information to which this exemption applies includes names, phone numbers, email addresses, signatures and job titles in relation to a Treasury Officer and a third party.

The reasons why this exemption applies are that:

• The Treasury is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • The Treasury is satisfied that disclosure of the information would contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, namely that the Treasury can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6.

1. Harbour operations

Please see the response under part 4 of your request.

1. Costa bin use

Please see the response under part 4 of your request.

1. Government discussions and documentation

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested for parts 2, 3 and 4 of your request.

Following a search for the information you have requested we do not hold the information you are interested in. For this reason, we are need to apply a practical refusal reason to parts 2, 3 and 4 of your request under section 11(3)(a) of the Act (information not held). As previously advised, the Treasury does not hold the information you have asked for and it is more than likely to be held by the Department of Infrastructure.

You may wish to submit a separate Freedom of Information request to the Department of Infrastructure for the information you are interested in for these parts of your request. The link to make a new Freedom of Information request is as follows:

https://iomportal.icasework.com/resource?id=741209&db=iom

Please quote the reference number 4306693 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.