Cost of the independent review of health and social care

Summary

The requester asked for the costs and funding sources of two independent health reviews; the Department disclosed the cost and budget for the MIAA review but exempted the Sir Jonathan Michael report details as they are publicly available elsewhere.

Key Facts

• The cost of the MIAA review was £46,750.
• The MIAA review was funded from the DHSC CEO Office budget.
• Information regarding the Sir Jonathan Michael report was deemed absolutely exempt under Section 20 of the FOI Act 2015.
• The Sir Jonathan Michael report predates the current DHSC and Manx Care, with records held by the Cabinet Office.
• The Department directed the requester to a Manx Radio article for the cost of the Sir Jonathan Michael report.

Data Disclosed

• £46,750
• 2025-11-21
• 2025-12-24
• 5107201
• Section 20

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information accessible to applicant by other means)

Original Request

Please confirm the cost incurred in obtaining the independent review of the health and social care study and Sir Jonathan Michael's recent final report and also confirm from which departmental budget it has been funded or from which it will be funded.

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Full Response Text

Chief Officer: Tim O’Neill Freedom of Information Team First Floor Belgravia House Circular Road Douglas IM1 1AE

Our ref: 5107201 24 December 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 21 November 2025, which states:

"Please confirm the cost incurred in obtaining the independent review of the health and social care study and Sir Jonathan Michael's recent final report and also confirm from which departmental budget it has been funded or from which it will be funded."

Clarification provided by the requester – ‘With regards to the statement of independent review of the health and social care, I can confirm this is regarding the recent MIAA review’.

Thank you for your request. The Department of Health and Social Care (the Department) have provided the following information to your request and have broken the information into two parts.

Part One – MIAA Review

Cost: £46,750 Budget location: DHSC CEO Office

Part Two – Sir Jonathan Michael Report

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, all or part(s) of the information you have requested have been deemed ‘absolutely exempt’ from disclosure under Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information accessible to applicant by other means), we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. Please see the references bellow to guide you to where the information maybe held;

The information you are requesting has already been made available and can be found here on the link bellow;

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/cost-of-sir-jonathan-michael-report- revealed/

As part of the Departments responsibility to provide advice and assistance when responding to FOI requests, the Department would like to advise that the Sir Jonathan Michael Report predates the creation of the current DHSC and Manx Care and any information surrounding the report as a whole will be held by the Cabinet Office.

Please quote the reference number 5107201 in any future communications.

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