Rental paid at St Thomas school

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Education, Sport and Culture regarding rental payments for the St Thomas school site, including the building, parking, and playgrounds, over the last three years. The authority confirmed that no rent has been paid for any of the specified areas during that period.

Key Facts

• The request covered rental payments for the St Thomas school building, staff parking, and two specific playgrounds.
• The Department of Education, Sport and Culture confirmed no rent was paid for any listed areas in the last 3 years.
• The request was received on 2018-05-14 and the response was issued on 2018-06-12.
• The response was provided by the Corporate Services Division.
• The case reference number is 467435.

Data Disclosed

• 2018-05-14
• 2018-06-12
• 467435
• last 3 years
• 0

Original Request

With regard to the current St Thomas school site, in the last 3 years please confirm whether any rent has been paid for the following, to whom and if possible confirm how much : 1) The use of the St Thomas school building. 2) The parking spaces in St Thomas Church walk used by the staff of St Thomas school. 3) The use of the playground to the side of the St Thomas school building nearest the multi-storey car park. 4) The use of the playground above the M & Co shop.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EZ Telephone: (01624) 685808
Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im
Our ref: 467435 12 June 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which states:

"With regard to the current St Thomas school site, in the last 3 years please confirm whether any rent has been paid for the following, to whom and if possible confirm how much : 1) The use of the St Thomas school building. 2) The parking spaces in St Thomas Church walk used by the staff of St Thomas school. 3) The use of the playground to the side of the St Thomas school building nearest the multi-storey car park. 4) The use of the playground above the M & Co shop."

Our response to your request is as follows:

We can advise that no rent has been paid by the Department in the last 3 years in any of the areas listed above for the current St Thomas’ school site. Please quote the reference number 467435 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely