Civil service credit cards

Summary

A request was made to the Isle of Man Cabinet Office for data on the number of government procurement cards in circulation and total spending on them from 2019 to 2024. The authority responded that it does not hold this information and directed the requester to contact The Treasury instead.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office confirmed it does not hold the requested information regarding government procurement cards.
• The requester was advised to contact The Treasury for the data.
• The request was received on 8 October 2025 and closed on 14 October 2025.
• The request referenced a UK Government crackdown on procurement cards launched in March 2025.
• The requester asked for card counts and spending totals for the years 2019 through 2024.

Data Disclosed

• 20,000
• £600 million
• 2024
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• March 2025
• 8 October 2025
• 14 October 2025
• 4989570

Original Request

In March 2025 the UK Government launched a crackdown on the almost 20,000 Government Procurement Cards in circulation. These Government issued credit cards had been used by UK civil servants in various government departments on work related expenses such as hospitality, travel, gifts and away days and totalled £600 million in 2024. In relation to the IOM, please can you confirm the following: 1. How many Government Procurement Cards (in effect IOM government issued credit or debit cards) are currently in circulation in the IOM? 2. What was the total amount of Manx taxpayers' money spent on IOM Government Procurement Cards in 2024? 3. What was such total amount spent in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023? Thank you

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: 4989570 10 October 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 8 October 2025, which states:

"In March 2025 the UK Government launched a crackdown on the almost 20,000 Government Procurement Cards in circulation.
These Government issued credit cards had been used by UK civil servants in various government departments on work related expenses such as hospitality, travel, gifts and away days and totalled £600 million in 2024.
In relation to the IOM, please can you confirm the following:
1. How many Government Procurement Cards (in effect IOM government issued credit or debit cards) are currently in circulation in the IOM?
2. What was the total amount of Manx taxpayers' money spent on IOM Government Procurement Cards in 2024?
3. What was such total amount spent in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023?
Thank you"

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information that you have requested.

However, you may wish to contact The Treasury who may be able to help you, or submit a Freedom of Information request directly to The Treasury here: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of-information/make-a-freedom- of-information-request/. The Treasury Head Office, 3rd Floor Government Offices, Bucks Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PZ. E-mail: admin.treasury@gov.im.

Please quote the reference number 4989570 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely