IOM Biosphere Pledge - Sustainable Economy

Summary

A request was made to confirm if the Isle of Man Government committed to sustainable economic development as policy upon acceding to Biosphere status. The Cabinet Office responded that the information requested is not held.

Key Facts

• The request was submitted to the Cabinet Office on 21 May 2018.
• The authority determined it does not hold the information regarding the Biosphere Pledge commitment.
• The response was issued on 19 June 2018.
• The requester was informed of their right to an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.
• The case reference number is 467840.

Data Disclosed

• 21 May 2018
• 19 June 2018
• 467840
• 2018-06-18
• 2018-05-21

Original Request

Would you please confirm that in acceding to Biosphere status for the Isle of Man, Isle of Man Government has indeed committed to the sustainable development of the islands economy as a matter of policy

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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

Our ref: 467840 19 June 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 21 May 2018 and which states:

"Would you please confirm that in acceding to Biosphere status for the Isle of Man, Isle of Man Government has indeed committed to the sustainable development of the islands economy as a matter of policy"

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.

Please quote the reference number 467840 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

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator