Chief Secretary

Summary

A request was made for the full employment contract of the Chief Secretary, including salary and severance details. The Cabinet Office released a redacted version of the contract, withholding personal information under data protection exemptions.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 26 November 2018 and responded to on 18 December 2018.
• The authority handling the request was the Cabinet Office of the Isle of Man.
• The outcome was classified as 'Some information sent but part exempt'.
• Personal data was withheld because disclosure would contravene data protection principles.
• The requester was informed of their right to an internal review and appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 26 November 2018
• 18 December 2018
• 661665
• 2 pages
• 1 document
• s25 (2)(b)(i)&(ii)
• Article 5
• Article 6

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25(2)(b)(i) & (ii) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Absolute exempt personal information)
• Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Data protection principles)
• Article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Conditions for lawful processing)

Original Request

Please provide a copy of the employment contract of the Chief Secretary, including full contractual terms such as salary, perks and severance arrangements.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244 Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 661665 18 December 2018

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on 26 November 2018 and which states:

"Please provide a copy of the employment contract of the Chief Secretary, including full contractual terms such as salary, perks and severance arrangements."

Please find attached the document which you have requested. The document has been redacted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2015 under the relevant exemption, details provided below.

s25 (2)(b)(i)&(ii) Absolute exempt personal 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 of the Act (absolutely exempt personal information). The reasons why that exemption applies are that: • The Cabinet Office is satisfied that the information amounts to personal data of which you are not the data subject; and • The Cabinet Office 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 Cabinet Office can only disclose the information where it would be fair, lawful and meet one of the conditions for lawful processing in Article 6. In this case, none of those conditions have been met.

Please quote the reference number 661665 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,