Correspondence detailing contributions to NCAS for 25/26

Summary

The request sought correspondence from the Department of Infrastructure to Local Authorities regarding funding contributions for the Northern Civic Amenity Site for the 2025/26 financial period. The authority disclosed the full email and budget breakdown, confirming that the Department contributed £48,590 from its internal budget to keep the site operational.

Key Facts

• The Department of Infrastructure contributed £48,590 to the NCAS operation for 2025/26.
• Funding was provided from the Department's internal budget, not the NCAS contingency fund.
• The decision to contribute was made to keep the site open until a sustainable solution is found.
• Correspondence was sent to six parishes and Ramsey Town Council on 16 April 2025.
• The total contributions from all listed parishes and the Department sum to £695,000.

Data Disclosed

• £36,715
• £27,242
• £11,900
• £20,587
• £39,152
• £29,866
• £255,948
• £48,590
• 16 April 2025
• 17 April 2025
• 28 April 2025
• 2025/26
• 4600613

Original Request

Please provide the correspondence sent by the DOI to the Local Authorities in April 2025 detailing the contributions to be made by each local authority and by the DOI for the 2025/26 financial period.

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Full Response Text

From: Robinson, Jeffrey To: Andreas Clerk; ballaughpc@gmail.com; bridecommissioners@manx.net; clerk@jurbyparish.com; garff2@manx.net; lezayrecom@manx.net Cc: Greenwood, Rita (DOI) Subject: Contributions to the operation of the Northern Civic Amenity Site. Date: 16 April 2025 15:39:07 Dear All, Please find attached the payments made by each local authority this year for the operation of the Northern Civic Amenity Site. As you will see the Department is also contributing. This was a pragmatic decision to keep the site open until a sustainable solution is found through the course of this year. The Department took the view that this was in the best interest of the residents. I appreciate that this will not be how some of you wanted this situation to be resolved, but I hope you can agree that keeping the site open whilst future funding options are considered was the right decision at this time and that you will continue to work constructively with the Department to keep the site operational and find a long term solution. I would like to confirm that the Department’s funding will not come from the NCAS’s contingency, but has been provided by the Department from its own internal budget resources. I am off Island for the next week, but I hope we can catch up in early May to review where we are. Parish: 2025-26 Budget ·       Andreas: £36,715 ·       Ballaugh: £27,242 ·       Bride: £11,900 ·       Jurby: £20,587 ·       Lezayre: £39,152 ·       Maughold: £29,866 ·       Ramsey: £255,948 ·       Department of Infrastructure: £48,590 Jeff Robinson Deputy Chief Officer Department of Infrastructure Isle of Man Government

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 4600613 28 April 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 17 April 2025, which states:

"Please provide the correspondence sent by the DOI to the Local Authorities in April 2025 detailing the contributions to be made by each local authority and by the DOI for the 2025/26 financial period."

Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed copies of the information that is being released to you.

Please quote the reference number 4600613 in any future communications.

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