ADS Duplicate Fields

Original Request

1. For the scheme years 2016 and 2017, broken down by year, how many fields have been claimed by more than one applicant? 2. For the scheme years 2016 and 2017, broken down by year, how many fields, which have been claimed by more than one applicant, have been paid to one of the applicants before the other applicant has withdrawn their claim to the field? 3. Since the start of the CCS how many fields have had their land classification changed from AML to BML and vice versa? 4. What are the numbers of the fields in question 3 and in which direction was each of the classifications changed? 5. Please supply the contract between DAFF and the SAC which set out the terms and methodology for the Land Classification process.

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: 529533 8th August 2018

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 11 July 2018 and which states:

"1. For the scheme years 2016 and 2017, broken down by year, how many fields have been claimed by more than one applicant? 2. For the scheme years 2016 and 2017, broken down by year, how many fields, which have been claimed by more than one applicant, have been paid to one of the applicants before the other applicant has withdrawn their claim to the field? 3. Since the start of the CCS how many fields have had their land classification changed from AML to BML and vice versa? 4. What are the numbers of the fields in question 3 and in which direction was each of the classifications changed? 5. Please supply the contract between DAFF and the SAC which set out the terms and methodology for the Land Classification process."

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. Response: 1. The number of duplicate field claims in the 2016/17 scheme is 106 and in the 2017/18 scheme year the total is 26. 2. 2016/17 Scheme Year – 1, 2017/18 Scheme Year – 0 3. The following page shows a table with the information on fields that have had their land classification changed since the start of the CCS/ADS.

Year No. of Fields Field numbers From To 2009 1 224523 BML AML 2009 2 414017, 414024 AML BML 2009 3 332726, 332730, 334352 AML BML 2009 1 314618 AML BML 2009 4 410385, 410418, 414573, 410415 AML AML/BML 2009 1 534403 AML BML 2009 9 134587, 132940, 134654, 132943, 134827, 134655, 134653, 132936, 134588 AML BML 2009 2 133108, 133150 AML BML 2011 7 434616, 434638, 434751, 434752, 434750, 434619, 434618 BML AML 4. This is covered in the above table for question 3. 5. 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. 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

Assistant FoI Co-ordinator