Engagement Hub

The Health and Care Services Bill will amalgamate and modernise existing primary legislation underpinning health and care services. The purpose of the consultation by the Department of Health and Social Care was to inform the public about work undertaken to date and hear your views about how to make our health and care system better.

There were 240 responses, received online and through the post. Responses were largely supportive of the work undertaken to date and can be seen below.

The Department is grateful to all those who took time to respond to the consultation. The results will be considered and used to inform the policy principles which will underpin the Health and Care Services Bill.

Next Steps

The Department continues to work on policy development for the Health and Care Services Bill. Further public consultation will be published mid-2025 with a focus on specific issues relating to delivery of health and care services. Example topics include community healthcare provision and social care assessment frameworks.

As part of the Built Environment Reform Programme ('BERP'), the Cabinet Office has proposed changes to some of the legislation that sets out what can be done without needing a planning application (Permitted Development Orders). The changes are intended to better apply a proportionate level of protection whilst not unduly preventing development, in particular small scale and routine works.

Public Consultation ran from 10 June 2024to 2 September 2024. The consultation was via the consultation hub and publicity included: E-mails to MHKs/MLCs, Government Departments, Local Authorities and the Planning User Group; Press release/social media posts; and presentations to Local Authorities and discussions with Construction IOM.

There were 58[1] responses to the survey (given Data Protection respondents were not required to provide details).

The available report is a summary of the responses and the issues they raise (appendix 1 gives overall results and appendix 2 gives detailed comments). The consultations results have informed the final iteration of the Order, which will be considered for approval by Tynwald.

The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority ('the Authority'), issued a Call for Input seeking engagement and views on the nature, prevalence and provision of Family Office-type services being offered ‘by way of business’ in or from the Island.

The Authority received 17 responses to the Call for Input. The majority of these responses favoured a continuation of the current treatment of Family Office-type services being offered in for from the Island.

The Authority has prepared a response document, which provides a summary of the feedback submitted to the Call for Input. No change to the treatment of Family Office-type services is proposed at this current time. The Authority is currently reviewing its wider exemptions and exclusions framework, and further consideration around Family Office type activity will feed into this wider project.

Additional public and stakeholder consultation and engagement will be undertaken where necessary.