Qualifications of Crown Officers

Summary

A request was made to the Attorney General's Chambers regarding the character checks and moral standards for appointing Crown Officers. The authority responded that the information is not held, noting that recruitment is conducted by the Cabinet Office on behalf of the Queen.

Key Facts

• The requested information regarding investigations and moral standards for Crown Officer appointments is not held by the Attorney General's Chambers.
• The administrative process for recruiting Crown Officers is conducted by the Cabinet Office on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen.
• The request was received on 8 March 2019 and the response was issued on 15 March 2019.
• The request was general in nature and not specific to any particular individual or historical appointment.
• Applicants have the right to request an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner if dissatisfied.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-03-08
• 2019-03-15
• 757166
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Original Request

Prior to recommendation for appointment of a person to a Crown Officer position, what investigations or checks are made respecting the character and personal behaviour of potential appointees? Are there in fact any moral or personal standards for such appointment, and if so, what are they? Please note that these questions are directed in general, and are not specific to any particular appointment or individual holding such position, whether historical or present.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Attorney General's Chambers 2nd floor Belgravia House Circular Road, Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 1AE Telephone: (01624) 685452 E-mail: attgen@gov.im

Our ref: 757166 15 March 2019

Dear ###

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

"Prior to recommendation for appointment of a person to a Crown Officer position, what investigations or checks are made respecting the character and personal behaviour of potential appointees? Are there in fact any moral or personal standards for such appointment, and if so, what are they? Please note that these questions are directed in general, and are not specific to any particular appointment or individual holding such position, whether historical or present."

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.

By way of assistance, the administrative process of recruitment for Crown Officer appointments is conducted on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen by the Cabinet Office.

Enter the reason why the information requested is not held

Please quote the reference number 757166 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