The Best Little Prison in Britain TV programme

Summary

The requester asked for all documents related to the ITV programme 'The Best Little Prison in Britain', including meeting notes, contracts, and correspondence. The Department of Home Affairs provided some enclosed information but refused to supply the majority of the requested documents because they are already reasonably accessible via the Tynwald website and Hansard.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 11 September 2019 and responded to on 24 October 2019.
• The authority handling the request was the Department of Home Affairs.
• The outcome was classified as 'Some information sent but part exempt'.
• The refusal to provide most documents was based on the information being publicly available on the Tynwald website and Hansard.
• The request specifically targeted documents regarding the ITV programme 'The Best Little Prison in Britain'.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-09-11
• 2019-10-24
• 927918
• section 20
• Freedom of Information Act 2015

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information reasonably accessible)

Original Request

I am requesting all meeting notes, minutes, papers, assessments, impact assessments, lists of key dates, documents (in whatever form), requisition notes, sign off/authorisation forms and phone transcriptions, agreements and contracts, heads of terms as well as any other documents that are information pertaining to the ITV programme, The Best Little Prison in Britain TV programme. Please include any correspondence between Home Affairs and the Council of Ministers and the Chief Minister, and well the Prison Governor and Department for Enterprise and any information on the aforementioned pertaining specifically to The Best Little Prison in Britain TV programme.

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: 927918 24 October 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 11 September 2019 and which states:

"I am requesting all meeting notes, minutes, papers, assessments, impact assessments, lists of key dates, documents (in whatever form), requisition notes, sign off/authorisation forms and phone transcriptions, agreements and contracts, heads of terms as well as any other documents that are information pertaining to the ITV programme, The Best Little Prison in Britain TV programme. Please include any correspondence between Home Affairs and the Council of Ministers and the Chief Minister, and well the Prison Governor and Department for Enterprise and any information on the aforementioned pertaining specifically to The Best Little Prison in Britain TV programme."

Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed copies of the information.

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. Most of the information that you have requested is available from the Tynwald website and Hansard

Please quote the reference number 927918 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

Department of Home Affairs