Field boundary inspections

Summary

The requester asked for all documentation regarding field boundary inspections for Mount Karrin Farm, specifically concerning a dispute with the Cleaters. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture responded by releasing all requested information via attached documents.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2019-08-05 and responded to on 2019-09-05.
• The authority handling the request was the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.
• The outcome was that all information was sent to the requester.
• The request focused on IOM Country Care Field Officers' checks of field boundaries.
• The response included attached copies of the released information.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-08-05
• 2019-09-05
• 914121
• 2 pages
• 1 document

Original Request

All documentation including electronic documentation in the Department's possession, custody or control, related to IOM Country Care Field Officers checking of field boundaries for Mount Karrin Farm. Please give special reference to any field boundary or workable field division or filed barrier noted between the disputed field claimed by the Cleaters and fields farmed by Mount Karrin. Alternatively please assign special reference to any noted discrepancy or anomaly such as an obvious absence of a boundary fence for Mount Karrin separating it from fields subsequently claimed by the Cleaters as being usually farmed by them.

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: 914121 5th September 2019

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on 5 August 2019 and which states:

"All documentation including electronic documentation in the Department's possession, custody or control, related to IOM Country Care Field Officers checking of field boundaries for Mount Karrin Farm. Please give special reference to any field boundary or workable field division or filed barrier noted between the disputed field claimed by the Cleaters and fields farmed by Mount Karrin. Alternatively please assign special reference to any noted discrepancy or anomaly such as an obvious absence of a boundary fence for Mount Karrin separating it from fields subsequently claimed by the Cleaters as being usually farmed by them."

Our response to your request is as follows: I have attached copies of the information that is being released to you.

Please quote the reference number 914121 in any future communications.

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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

1. 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