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204 FOI requests relate to this topic across 6 authorities. Full disclosure rate: 37.3%.

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Notable Cases (32)

[-] Legal Aid Steering Group key documents

2025-10-06 | Treasury | Some information sent but part exempt

The request sought key documents for the Legal Aid Steering Group, including terms of reference and implementation plans. The Treasury disclosed the Terms of Reference document but withheld other requested items, citing partial exemptions.

• The Legal Aid Steering Group is chaired by Dr Alex Allinson MHK, the Minister for the Treasury Department.
• The group's primary purpose is to implement recommendations from the late Attorney General John Quinn's review of Legal Aid.
• Steering Group meetings are scheduled to occur twice quarterly with a quorum of 50% of members.

Data: 2025-10-06, 2025-11-26, 20, 2, 1986

[+] AFA Fines and Charging

2025-09-30 | Department of Home Affairs | All information sent

The request sought details on the Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service's charging policy for false Automatic Fire Alarm (AFA) callouts. The authority disclosed the full 'User Pays Agreement' structure, including standard rates, public holiday surcharges, and escalating fees for properties with multiple false alarms.

• Properties generating 1-4 false alarms per year are charged £395 per call (£790 on Public Holidays).
• Properties generating 5-8 false alarms per year incur a 30% surcharge on calls 5 through 8.
• Properties generating 9 or more false alarms per year are charged double the standard rate for calls 9 and over.

Data: £395, £790, £513.50, £1,027, £1,580

[-] Digital Isle of Man - Tech Awards 2024

2025-02-11 | Department for Enterprise | Some information sent but part exempt

The requester sought details on applications and judging for the 2024 Tech Team of the Year category, receiving a partial disclosure that included one specific application entry and evaluation criteria while withholding other requested data.

• The Department for Enterprise released one application entry for the Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) Analysis Team from Computer Network Defence (CND) Ltd.
• The disclosed application details a project automating cyber security reporting using Power BI and Microsoft Fabric.
• The response includes the specific evaluation criteria and weighting used for judging the category.

Data: 2024, 35%, 25%, 30%, 10%

[+] Tourism figures

2024-09-25 | Department for Enterprise | All information sent

The requester asked for quarterly tourism figures from 2018 to 2024, and the Department for Enterprise provided available data while explaining gaps due to the pandemic and the resumption of surveys in 2023.

• No tourism data was collected between 2020 and 2022 due to the Covid pandemic.
• 2019 figures were never released by the Cabinet Office.
• The passenger survey resumed in April 2023 under a contract with Tourism South East.

Data: 32483, 121319, 108662, 53348, 27551

[~] legal Aid Payments

2024-05-10 | Treasury | Neither confirm or deny information held

A request was made to the Isle of Man Treasury for legal aid payment details regarding two specific law firms and cases. The authority refused to confirm or deny holding the information due to a statutory exemption under the Legal Aid Act 1986.

• The request was received on 2024-05-10 and responded to on 2024-06-06.
• The outcome was 'Neither confirm or deny information held'.
• The exemption is based on section 27(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015.

Data: 2024-05-10, 2024-06-06, 3851581, section 19, section 27(1)(a)

[-] Greenwashing

2022-06-01 | Cabinet Office | Some information sent but part exempt

A request was made to the Isle of Man Cabinet Office for all emails between January 2021 and June 2022 containing variations of the term 'greenwashing'. The authority responded with 10 documents totaling 729 pages, but the outcome was classified as 'some information sent but part exempt'.

• The request covered the period from 1 January 2021 to 1 June 2022.
• The search terms included 'green wash', 'greenwash', and 'green-wash', including variations like 'greenwashing'.
• The Cabinet Office released 10 documents comprising 729 pages.

Data: 1 January 2021, 1 June 2022, 2022-07-12, 2022-06-01, 729 pages

[+] Review

2022-03-29 | Department of Home Affairs | All information sent

The requester sought the internal review of the Department of Home Affairs referenced in a February 2022 press release. The authority disclosed the 'Blue Light Service' review document, originally commissioned in 2018 and updated in 2021, along with a link to a related parliamentary response.

• The Department of Home Affairs released the 'Blue Light Service' review document.
• The review was originally commissioned by Chief Minister Howard Quayle in July 2018.
• The document was revisited and updated in 2021 by the Cabinet Office.

Data: 2356826, 2022-03-29, 2022-04-27, 2022-02-24, July 2018

[+] Fees for TISE Guernsey

2022-03-03 | Treasury | All information sent

The request sought the fees paid by the Isle of Man Treasury to Clifford Chance LLP for a September 2021 sustainability bond issue on TISE. The Treasury disclosed the total professional service fees, providing amounts both excluding and including VAT.

• The fees were paid to Clifford Chance LLP for professional services relating to a sustainable bond issue.
• The bond issue took place on TISE in September 2021.
• The total fee excluding VAT was £169,549.86.

Data: £169,549.86, £203,459.83, September 2021, 3 March 2022, 9 March 2022

[+] Suicide figures 2021

2022-01-06 | Cabinet Office | All information sent

A request was made for the number of suicides and inquest verdicts recorded on the Isle of Man in 2021. The Cabinet Office disclosed that there were 11 registered deaths with a suicide verdict, all of which were subject to inquest.

• There were 11 registered deaths with a verdict of suicide in 2021.
• All 11 suicide deaths were subject to an inquest.
• The figures represent deaths registered within the time period, not necessarily the date of death occurred.

Data: 11, 2021, 1 January - 31 December 2021, 2022-01-06, 2022-01-14

[~] 2021 IOM General Election voter turnout.

2021-11-01 | Cabinet Office | Some information sent but not all held

The request sought voter turnout statistics and eligibility data for the 2021 Isle of Man General Election, including specific figures for 16-17 year olds. The Cabinet Office disclosed comprehensive constituency-level turnout percentages, total eligible voters, and election results, though the response did not explicitly address the percentage of postal votes requested.

• The overall voter turnout for the 2021 IOM General Election was 50.68%.
• There were 64,744 eligible voters across the 12 constituencies.
• 950 voters aged 16 or 17 were eligible to vote, with a turnout rate of 46.00% for that age group.

Data: 50.68%, 64744, 950, 46.00%, 58.68%

[~] Process for reviewing legislations that are in contradiction

2021-05-27 | Attorney General's Chambers | Information not held

The requester asked for the specific process to review contradictory legislation on the Isle of Man, but the Attorney General's Chambers stated they do not hold a written document outlining such a process. Instead, the authority provided a detailed explanation of the drafting practices and legal principles used to manage legislative contradictions.

• No single written document exists that sets out the specific process for reviewing contradictory legislation.
• During policy development, instructing officers and drafters search existing legislation to identify and resolve contradictions before new laws are enacted.
• Contradictions identified after enactment are managed by departments in liaison with legislative drafters and added to primary legislation or Statute Law Revision Bills.

Data: 2021-05-27, 2021-06-10, 1811601, Article 11(3)(a), Freedom of Information Act 2015

[~] Entry Certificates

2021-03-15 | Cabinet Office | Upheld - full

The request sought daily statistics on entry certificates issued by the Isle of Man Cabinet Office between February and March 2021, categorized by key workers, compassionate grounds, and other reasons. The authority fully upheld the request, disclosing a detailed daily breakdown of certificate numbers for the specified period.

• The request covered entry certificates issued from 1st February 2021 to 15th March 2021.
• Data was categorized into Key Workers, Compassionate grounds, and Other categories.
• The highest number of Key Worker certificates issued on a single day was 115 on 24th February 2021.

Data: 115, 01/02/2021, 15/03/2021, 1708433, 2021-04-06

Frequently Mentioned Data

• IM1 3PN (mentioned 7 times)
• 01624 686244 (mentioned 6 times)
• 2021 (mentioned 6 times)
• Freedom of Information Act 2015 (mentioned 6 times)
• 1 document (mentioned 4 times)
• 2015 (mentioned 4 times)
• 2019 (mentioned 4 times)
• 2020 (mentioned 4 times)
• 2016 (mentioned 3 times)
• 2018 (mentioned 3 times)

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