Legal Advice to Remove Electors from Register

Summary

A request was made for legal advice provided prior to April 2015 regarding the removal of electors from the Register of Electors under the Registration of Electors Act 2006. The Attorney General's Chambers responded that no written record of this information is held.

Key Facts

• The request sought legal advice given to the Cabinet Office or Electoral Registration Officer before 1 April 2015.
• The advice concerned powers to remove electors during the annual canvass under Section 5(3) of the Registration of Electors Act 2006.
• The Attorney General's Chambers confirmed they do not hold or could not find any written record of the requested information.
• The request was received on 18 April 2018 and closed on 14 May 2018.
• Applicants have the right to request an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner if dissatisfied.

Data Disclosed

• 437635
• 1 April 2015
• 18 April 2018
• 14 May 2018
• Section 5(3)
• 2006
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Original Request

The legal advice provided to the Cabinet Office and/or the Electoral Registration Officer prior to 1 April 2015 which confirms their power or duties to remove electors from the Register of Electors during the annual canvass undertaken under Section 5(3) of the Registration of Electors Act 2006.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Attorney General's Chambers 2nd floor Belgravia House Circular Road, Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 1AE Telephone: (01624) 685452 E-mail: attgen@gov.im

Our ref: 437635 14 May 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 18 April 2018 and which states:

"The legal advice provided to the Cabinet Office and/or the Electoral Registration Officer prior to 1 April 2015 which confirms their power or duties to remove electors from the Register of Electors during the annual canvass undertaken under Section 5(3) of the Registration of Electors Act 2006."

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 any written record of the information that you have requested.

Please quote the reference number 437635 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