Absence Prison

Summary

The requester asked for prison absence days and heating/hot water costs, but the Department of Home Affairs closed this request as a repeated submission in favor of a subsequent request (917123). No specific data was disclosed in this response as the matter was marked for withdrawal.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2019-08-05 and closed on 2019-08-20.
• The authority handling the request is the Department of Home Affairs.
• The request was classified as a 'Repeated request'.
• A separate FOI Request (917123) was received and will be used to respond to the inquiry.
• The original request (914721) was closed without providing the requested data.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-08-05
• 2019-08-20
• 914721
• 917123
• 12 month
• 6 month

Original Request

How many days of absence has occured over the last 12 month and 6 month What was the heating hot water cost over the last 12 months and broken down to cost per day .

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Chief Executive's Office DHA Headquarters Tromode, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5AP

Telephone: (01624) 694313 Fax: (01624) 621298 Web address: www.gov.im/dha Email: GeneralEnquiries.DHA@dha.gov.im

Our ref: 914721 13 August 2019

Dear ###

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

"How many days of absence has occured over the last 12 month and 6 month What was the heating hot water cost over the last 12 months and broken down to cost per day ."

This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Further to an email sent to you today requesting clarification of the information you sought, it is noted that a separate FOI Request (917123) has subsequently been received and it is the intention of the Department of Home Affairs to mark this matter as withdrawn and respond to your subsequent request. I trust this is acceptable.

Please quote the reference number 914721 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

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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