Healthy and safety

Summary

The requester asked for health and safety reviews regarding motorcycle restrictions at Dhoon Quarry and other island quarries. The Department of Infrastructure provided some documentation but withheld specific information citing exemptions for personal data.

Key Facts

• The request concerned health and safety reviews for motorcycle access at Dhoon Quarry and other quarries.
• The Department of Infrastructure partially fulfilled the request by enclosing copies of some information.
• Certain information was withheld because it constitutes personal data of individuals other than the requester.
• The authority cited the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018 as the basis for the exemption.
• The requester was informed of their right to an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 5171701
• 2025-12-15
• 2026-01-15
• 12 January 2026
• section 25(2)(b)
• Article 5
• Article 6
• 2018

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25(2)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (absolutely exempt personal information)
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, Article 5 (data protection principles)
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, Article 6 (conditions for lawful processing)

Original Request

Please provide a copy of the health and safety review and all associated documentation that resulted in the verbal instruction that motorcycle use of Dhoon Quarry was to be restricted. Also provide copies of any similar review relating to the Islands other quarries where off-road motorcycles have occasional access. Regards,

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: 5171701 12 January 2026

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 15 December 2025, which states:

"Please provide a copy of the health and safety review and all associated documentation that resulted in the verbal instruction that motorcycle use of Dhoon Quarry was to be restricted. Also provide copies of any similar review relating to the Islands other quarries where off-road motorcycles have occasional access.

Regards,

Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed copies of the information.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested because it is absolutely exempt under section 25(2)(b)[(i)/(ii)] of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information). The reasons why that exemption applies are that:
• The Department of Infrastructure is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • The Department of Infrastructure is satisfied that disclosure of the information would contravene one of the data protection principles as set out at Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation as it applies in the Isle of Man pursuant to the Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018, namely that the Department of Infrastructure can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6 of the applied GDPR. Please quote the reference number 5171701 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.