School food hygiene reports

Summary

The requester asked for the most recent food hygiene reports for the Isle of Man's five secondary schools, but the authority explained that reports are only generated when issues are found and only one report from 2012 was disclosed.

Key Facts

• Food hygiene inspection reports are not published as a matter of course.
• Reports are only produced when issues requiring corrective action are identified during an inspection.
• All five state secondary schools have been inspected over the last six years.
• The Department of Health & Social Security previously managed catering, while the Department of Education, Sport and Culture now manages it.
• Only one report, dated 2012, was held and provided to the requester.

Data Disclosed

• 2018-06-25
• 2018-07-12
• 2012
• five
• six years
• 514333

Original Request

I request the most recently published food hygiene reports for the Island's five secondary schools.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator Corporate Services Directorate Thie Slieau Whallian, Foxdale Road, St John’s, Isle of Man, IM4 3AS Tel no (01624) 685854 Fax no (01624 685851 Email: defa@gov.im www.gov.im

Our ref: 514333 12 July 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 25 June 2018 and which states:

"I request the most recently published food hygiene reports for the Island's five secondary schools."

Our response to your request is as follows: Food Hygiene Inspection Reports are not, as a matter of course, published. The Department can advise, however, that all of the Island’s five state secondary schools have been inspected over the last six years. The Department worked closely with officers of the Department of Health & Social Security (as until recently, their catering team managed the catering for the secondary schools) agreeing food hygiene systems and therefore reducing the need for proactive inspections. The Department is now working closely with officers at the Department of Education, Sport and Culture (as their catering team now manages the catering for the secondary schools) to maintain existing food hygiene systems in the Island’s secondary schools. For your further information, inspections of premises with adequate food hygiene systems in place do not always generate inspection reports. Reports are produced when a number of issues requiring corrective actions are identified during an inspection. The date of visit is formally recorded as required on the Directorate's reporting system. We hold one report which dates back to 2012 and I have attached the scanned copy of this document for your information. 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 to the sender of this letter at the address above. An electronic version of the relevant complaint form can be found by going to our website at www.gov.im/foireview. If you would like a paper version of the complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact us and we 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; 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. Please quote the reference number 514333 in any future communications.

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.

Yours sincerely ###