Local Authority Fixed Penalty Notices

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Infrastructure for data on local authority requests to revoke fixed penalty notices issued to elected Board Members since May 2025. The authority responded that the requested information is not held.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 8 October 2025.
• The Department of Infrastructure does not hold the information requested.
• The outcome was formally communicated on 31 October 2025.
• The request specifically concerned fixed penalty notices issued to elected Board Members.
• The requester has the right to request an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 1 May 2025
• 8 October 2025
• 31 October 2025
• 4990501
• 01624 686785

Original Request

Please advise whether, since 1 May 2025, the Department has received any requests from local authorities to revoke fixed penalty notices issued to elected Board Members. If so, please confirm on how many occasions this has occurred, and provide a breakdown by local authority.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 4990501 31 October 2025

Dear ###

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

"Please advise whether, since 1 May 2025, the Department has received any requests from local authorities to revoke fixed penalty notices issued to elected Board Members.

If so, please confirm on how many occasions this has occurred, and provide a breakdown by local authority."

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 4990501 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.