Armed Forces Day Committee Minutes

Summary

A request was made for the minutes of the Isle of Man Armed Forces Day Committee for the past two years. The Cabinet Office released some information but withheld specific details citing exemptions for personal data.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2 July 2019 and responded to on 29 July 2019.
• The authority handling the request was the Cabinet Office.
• Some information was withheld because it constituted personal data of individuals other than the requester.
• The exemption applied under section 25(b)(i)&(ii) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015.
• The requester has the right to an internal review or to appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 2 July 2019
• 29 July 2019
• 2 years
• 871165
• section 25(b)(i)&(ii)
• Article 5
• Article 6
• 2018

Exemptions Cited

• Section 25(b)(i)&(ii) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (absolutely exempt personal information)
• Data Protection (Application of GDPR) Order 2018
• Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation

Original Request

Please can I obtain a copy of the minutes from the Isle of Man Armed Forces Day Committee minutes for the past 2 years please?

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: 871165 29 July 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 2 July 2019 and which states:

"Please can I obtain a copy of the minutes from the Isle of Man Armed Forces Day Committee minutes for the past 2 years please?"

Please find attached copies of the requested 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 (b)(i)&(ii) 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 and in this case, none of those conditions have been met. Please quote the reference number 871165 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely