road inspection for A36

Summary

The requester asked for annual road inspection reports and repair details for the A36 near Ballakillowey between 2010 and 2018. The Department of Infrastructure provided all requested information, extending the data back to 2010 despite the legal requirement starting in 2011, while redacting third-party personal names.

Key Facts

• The request covered road inspections and repairs on the A36 within 200 meters of coordinates 54.110198,-4.726905.
• The Department of Infrastructure supplied data from 2010 to 2018, exceeding the statutory minimum of October 2011.
• The specific road section is identified in the reports as Ballakillowey.
• Personal names of inspectors and record officers were redacted under section 25 of the FOI Act.
• The response included 35 pages across 3 documents.

Data Disclosed

• 2010
• 2018
• 11 October 2011
• 200meter
• 54.110198,-4.726905
• 35
• 3
• 687979
• 2019-01-08
• 2019-01-18

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25 (absolutely exempt personal information)

Original Request

I would like to request copies of the annual road inspection reports carried out on the A36 between 2010 and 2018. Specifcally within 200meter in both directions of the following coordinates; 54.110198,-4.726905 Please can i also request details of any road repairs carried out at the above coordinates.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: Maggie Farmer Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 687979 18 January 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 8 January 2019 and which states:

"1. I would like to request copies of the annual road inspection reports carried out on the A36 between 2010 and 2018. Specifcally within 200meter in both directions of the following coordinates; 54.110198,-4.726905 2. Please can i also request details of any road repairs carried out at the above coordinates."

Although the Freedom of Information Act 2015 states that we only have to supply information created on or from 11 October 2011, because the data was easily accessible, the decision has been taken to enclose a copy of all the information that you requested going back to 2010. Under section s25 (absolutely exempt personal information) of the FOI Act we have redacted the names of third parties, such as the inspectors and record officers because this is third party personal data and not relevant to your questions. 1. Please see Appendix 1 2. Please see Appendix 2 Please note that these reports, which are printouts from our Symology System, refer to the A36 area in question as Ballakillowey.

Please quote the reference number 687979 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

PCdp