Paddock First Aid

Summary

The requester asked for emails regarding 2025 First Aid Provision at the Grandstand between the Department for Enterprise and MRMS. The authority released two emails but applied an exemption for personal data contained within them.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2 September 2025 and responded to on 23 September 2025.
• Two emails concerning First Aid Provision at the Grandstand were attached to the response.
• The response cites Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 as an exemption for personal data.
• The exemption applies because the personal data belongs to individuals other than the applicant.
• The case reference number is 4903460.

Data Disclosed

• 2025
• 2 September 2025
• 23 September 2025
• 4903460
• two emails
• Section 25
• Data Protection Act 2002
• section 29A
• Freedom of Information Act 2015

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25 - Absolutely exempt personal information

Original Request

Please could we have copies of emails regarding 2025 First Aid Provision at the Grandstand, particularly the DFE and between MRMS.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator 1st Floor, St Georges Court Upper Church Street, Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1EX

Telephone: (01624 686400) Website: https://www.iomdfenterprise.im/

Our ref: 4903460 23 September 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 2 September 2025, which states:

"Please could we have copies of emails regarding 2025 First Aid Provision at the Grandstand, particularly the DFE and between MRMS."

Our response to your request is as follows:

I have detailed below the information that is being released to you:

Please see attached two emails regarding First Aid Provision at the Grandstand this year.

Please be aware that the attached documents are subject to an exemption:

Section 25 - Absolutely exempt personal information

(2) Information is also absolutely exempt information if —

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject; and (b) one of the following applies —

(i) in a case where the information falls within any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition of “data” in section 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 2002, the disclosure of the information to a member of the public (otherwise than under this Act) would contravene any of the data protection principles;

(ii) in a case where the information falls within paragraph (e) of that definition of “data”, the disclosure of the information to a member of the public (otherwise than under this Act) would contravene any of the data protection principles if the exemptions in section 29A of the Data Protection Act 2002 (manual data held by public authorities) were disregarded;

Please quote the reference number 4903460 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.