Freedom of Information

What can you ask for?

The Freedom of Information Acts extends to local authorities on 1st January 2018. Freedom of Information covers all information held by authorities listed in Schedule 1 of the Act and which was created on or after 11 October 2011 with the exception of personal information about you. To access information about yourself, you will need to make a Subject Access Request under the Isle of Man’s data protection legislation.

If the information refers to someone else, this will only be released under Freedom of Information if it complies with data protection principles.

Writing your request

Please be as specific as possible about the information you are seeking to obtain, such as by providing a specific timeframe to assist staff in locating the information.

Aim for one question per request. Asking for lots of different information within one request can make it difficult to understand what you are really requesting.

Download the FOI request form here.

What we do with the personal information you provide

The personal information you provide to the Authority in making your Freedom of Information request will be processed in accordance with the Isle of Man’s data protection legislation, including the monitoring of communications where necessary to ensure compliance with relevant policies and legal obligations.

Your request will be anonymised before being passed to the relevant business area(s) that may hold the information you have requested.

Information will not be passed to any third party without your prior consent.

More information can be found on the Government FOI Website