Number of exclusion order breaches

Summary

A request was made for details on breaches of exclusion orders under the Criminal Justice (Exclusion of Non-Resident Offenders) Act 1998 over the past 10 years, including dates, nature, and punishments. The Attorney General's Chambers refused the request, citing that fulfilling it would require substantial compilation of information, and advised the requester to contact the Constabulary or Courts instead.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2025-09-26 and responded to on 2025-10-15.
• The authority handling the request was the Attorney General's Chambers.
• The request was refused under section 11(3)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015.
• The refusal was based on section 8(3)(c), as the request required substantial compilation or collation of information.
• The requester was advised to direct their inquiry to the Isle of Man Constabulary or the Isle of Man Courts of Justice.

Data Disclosed

• 2025-09-26
• 2025-10-15
• 4958309
• 10 years
• 1998
• 2015

Exemptions Cited

• Section 11(3)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015
• Section 8(3)(c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015

Original Request

Could you please provide details of any breach of an exclusion order under the Criminal Justice (Exclusion of Non-Resident Offenders) Act 1998 over the past 10 years? Could you further provide any details on when such a breach occurred, the nature or details of the breach and what punishment the person breaching the order received?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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

Our ref: 4958309 15 October 2025

Dear ###

This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

We write further to your request received 26 September 2025, which states:

"Could you please provide details of any breach of an exclusion order under the Criminal Justice (Exclusion of Non-Resident Offenders) Act 1998 over the past 10 years?
Could you further provide any details on when such a breach occurred, the nature or details of the breach and what punishment the person breaching the order received?"

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, a practical refusal reason has been applied under section 11(3)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (“the Act”), as complying with the request for information would require the public authority to do one or more of the matters mentioned in section 8(3) of the Act [things a public authority is not required to do by the Act], ie 8(3)(c) [undertake substantial compilation or collation of information that it holds]. In the interests of providing advice and assistance in respect of your request, under section 15 of the Act [Duty to provide advice and assistance], you may wish to consider directing your request to the Isle of Man Constabulary and/or the Isle of Man Courts of Justice.

Please quote the reference number 4958309 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.