Names of lay members in housing agency

Summary

The requester asked for the names of lay members on the Housing Agency Board and when this information would be public. The Department of Infrastructure responded that the recruitment process is incomplete, so no names can be provided, and the Board has not yet considered publishing this information.

Key Facts

• The recruitment process for Housing Agency Board Independent Members is not finished.
• The Department cannot provide the names of lay members at this time.
• The Housing Agency Board has not considered the publication of this information.
• The request was received on 12 January 2026 and responded to on 23 January 2026.
• This request is a follow-up to a previous FOI case (5151401).

Data Disclosed

• 5222689
• 5151401
• 12 January 2026
• 23 January 2026
• 2026-01-26
• 2026-01-12
• 2
• 1
• IM1 2RF
• (01624) 686785

Original Request

further to FOI 5151401 1. please provide the names of the lay members on the housing agency board 2. when will this information become publicly available?

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: 5222689 23 January 2026

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 12 January 2026, which states:

"further to FOI 5151401

1. please provide the names of the lay members on the housing agency board

2. when will this information become publicly available?"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. The Department has not finished the recruitment process for the Housing Agency Board Independent Members; therefore the Department is unable to provide this information.
2. The Housing Agency Board has not considered the publication of this information. Please quote the reference number 5222689 in any future communications.

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