Additional days and Legal Aid

Summary

A request for information regarding additional days and legal aid was submitted to the Department of Home Affairs. The authority responded by providing some held information but confirmed that other requested data was not held by the Prison service.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 30 September 2019.
• The response was issued on 22 October 2019.
• The Department of Home Affairs does not hold all the information requested.
• Some of the missing information is not held by the Prison service.
• The requester has the right to request an internal review or appeal to the Information Commissioner.

Data Disclosed

• 30 September 2019
• 22 October 2019
• 983033
• 2015
• Part 2

Original Request

Please see attached letter.

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: 983033 22 October 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 30 September 2019 and which states:

"Please see attached letter."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find some of the information that you have requested. Some information not held by Prison.

I have enclosed copies of the information that is held.

Please quote the reference number 983033 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