Courts of Justice Floorplan

Summary

A request was made for a floorplan of the Isle of Man Courts of Justice building, but the General Registry refused to disclose it citing security and health exemptions under Section 36 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 20 January 2026 and responded to on 2 February 2026.
• The General Registry holds floor plans but considers them exempt due to security risks.
• The exemption is based on Section 36 regarding health and safety of individuals.
• The authority suggested contacting the Department of Infrastructure for public area information.
• The request was closed with the outcome 'Information not held'.

Data Disclosed

• 5235625
• 2026-01-20
• 2026-02-02
• IM1 3AR
• Section 36
• 2015

Exemptions Cited

• Section 36: Health and safety

Original Request

Please provide a copy of the floorplan for the Isle of Man Courts of Justice building located at Deemsters Walk, Bucks Road, Douglas, IM1 3AR - if they are available. Preferably with a size scale. I would have no problem receiving an redacted version showing only the passages that would not fall under a possible exception for security reasons. I would prefer to receive this information in a digital format (e.g. .png, .jpg, .pdf).

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

General Registry Oik- Recortyssee Chief Registrar
Stuart Quayle

Isle of Man Courts of Justice Deemsters Walk, Bucks Road Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3AR

Telephone:
(01624) 685979 Email: DPO- GenReg@gov.im

Our ref: 5235625 2 February 2026

Dear ###

This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

We write further to your request received 20 January 2026, which states:

"Please provide a copy of the floorplan for the Isle of Man Courts of Justice building located at Deemsters Walk, Bucks Road, Douglas, IM1 3AR - if they are available.
Preferably with a size scale.
I would have no problem receiving an redacted version showing only the passages that would not fall under a possible exception for security reasons.
I would prefer to receive this information in a digital format (e.g. .png, .jpg, .pdf)."

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.

In line with our duty to advise and assist, and in the interests of transparency and accountability; the General Registry does hold documents entitled “Floor Plans”.
However, the information held within these documents clearly detail information for example and not limited to: offices/cells/Court rooms of the Courts building. This information would then fall under an exemption under Section 36; Health and safety
Information is qualified exempt information if its disclosure would, or would be likely to
(a) endanger the physical or mental health of an individual; or (b) endanger the safety of an individual. You may wish to consider directing your FOI to the Department of Infrastructure who may hold information on the public areas of the Courts building that may be disclosable under the Act.

For these reasons General Registry is not obliged to comply with your request. Please quote the reference number 5235625 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.

Yours sincerely

FOI Co-ordinator