Michael Hurley

Summary

A request was made to the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture for employment records of Michael Hurley regarding his work on the east area plan inquiry. The department responded that it does not hold this information because the relevant functions fall under the Cabinet Office.

Key Facts

• The request concerned the employment history of Michael Hurley by the government and the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.
• The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture stated it does not hold the requested information.
• The work performed by Michael Hurley is identified as a function of the Cabinet Office, not the requesting department.
• The requester was advised to submit a new request to the Cabinet Office.
• The request was closed on 8th October 2019.

Data Disclosed

• 2019-09-26
• 2019-10-08
• 980213
• 01624 685854
• 01624 685851

Original Request

How many times has Michael Hurley, current leading the area plan for the east inquiry been employed in any capacity by the government and in particular the Department of Environment Food and Agriculture?

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: 980213 8th October 2019

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on the 26th September 2019 and which states:

"How many times has Michael Hurley, current leading the area plan for the east inquiry been employed in any capacity by the government and in particular the Department of Environment Food and Agriculture?"

The work done by Mr Hurley is related to planning appeals and enquires and these are functions of the Cabinet Office. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested. You may wish to submit a new request to the Cabinet Office who I have been advised should be able to help you. They will however only be able to respond with information that they hold. If you require information from other areas of government you will have to submit separate requests to those areas.

Please quote the reference number 980213 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