The purpose of the consultation is to collect views on proposed new legislation which aims to update the law on the Island in relation to the adoption of children. More
The purpose of this consultation is to signal the Commission’s preliminary views and gather industry thoughts on the forthcoming spectrum award process for spectrum in the 700MHz and 3.6GHz bands and options available. This will in turn allow the Commission to design an appropriate process...More
In order to address several compliance deficiencies identified in the Island’s Mutual Evaluation Report 2016, conducted by MONEYVAL, a small number of amendments are being recommended to the Beneficial Ownership Act 2017 , which are intended to improve the accuracy of the beneficial...More
This consultation seeks views and, where relevant, evidence to support those views, on the policies that will shape the Island’s new Capacity laws.
There are a number of questions throughout this consultation paper. They are there to guide you when responding and should not be...More
This consultation is about the development of new legislation to replace the Emergency Powers Act 1936, which was used during the Island’s recent response to Covid-19.
Broadly, ‘Civil Contingencies’ concern responses to emergencies, whether they be public health,...More
During the COVID-19 pandemic Government, Local Authorities and the Courts all worked under the provisions of the Emergency Powers Act 1936. Some positive operational changes to practices and protocols were made under the Emergency Powers Act 1936, it is proposed that these be retained and...More
The Isle of Man Ship Registry is consulting on Regulations to update the Ship Registry’s existing Merchant Shipping (Manning & STCW) Regulations to give effect to the latest amendments to the STCW Convention. The purpose of the STCW Convention is to promote safety of life at sea and to...More
Dear Parent/Guardian,
The food shopping voucher scheme that was introduced during the COVID19 pandemic on the Island has now been extended from July to September 2020.
We would very much like to understand the challenges faced by parents and carers during the school holiday...More
This consultation is about the development of the Climate Change Bill, a fundamental part of climate action on the Island, necessary to meet the Chief Minister’s target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. More
This survey is for people who have claimed either the Manx Earnings Replacement Allowance (MERA) or Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) over the last few months. More
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture is seeking views on proposals to introduce Water Quality Objectives (WQO) and Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) to assess water quality and monitor compliance for inland, coastal and bathing waters in the Isle of Man.
Water quality...More
This survey aims to measure awareness of cyber security in the Isle of Man. It is part of the Isle of Man’s National Cyber Security Strategy which aims to protect the Island from cyber-attack and improve cyber resilience through collaboration with business and the public.
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The Equality Act 2017 (the Act) is an important piece of social legislation that seeks to ensure fair and equal treatment, to allow for social and economic inclusion in both the economy and society. It consolidates, enhances and replaces earlier discrimination legislation including the...More
The Landlord Registration (Private Housing) Bill 2020 will allow the introduction of mandatory regulation of landlords and their properties, and enable enforcement of minimum standards.
Introduction by Minister of Infrastructure
Currently the Isle of Man does not have any...More
The Draft Wayleaves Bill seeks to enable existing government infrastructure to be used in order to greatly enhance the provision of high speed commercial telecommunications services throughout the Island to the benefit of residents and businesses. It will enable equipment to be installed where...More
The consultation is to obtain views in relation to proposed minimum capital requirements for PCCs and ICCs under the new valuation and solvency regime for non long-term business. More
The proposed Regulations will be of particular interest to all undertakings, as defined in Article 3(26) of the EU ODS Regulation [1] or Article 2(30) of the EU F-Gas Regulation [2] , which produce, recover, recycle, reclaim, use, destroy or trade in Ozone...More
Following Sir Jonathan Michael’s Independent Review of the Health and Care Service, the Health and Care Transformation Programme within the Cabinet Office has been working to implement the recommendations.
Amongst the recommended areas to change was that the Department of Health...More
This survey does not ask for any personal data. Please do not include any of your personal data in the free text boxes. If you wish to discuss a particular issue with our office please contact us on +44 1624 677022 or cc@iomcc.im. More
The Isle of Man Ship Registry is consulting on Regulations to give effect to the International Maritime Organisation’s Casualty Investigation Code. The Ship Registry also intends to include requirements for investigating accidents on ships not covered by the IMO Code (for example fishing...More
Consultation closing date extended to Thursday 21 May 2020
This consultation is part of a wider 'Legal Aid Review' project, which is being led by HM Attorney General on behalf of the Securing Added Value and Efficiencies ('SAVE') Sub-Committee of the Council of Ministers.
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The Inquiry into the Draft Area Plan for the East concluded at the beginning of October 2019. The Department received the Inspector’s Report of the Inquiry in November 2019 which detailed a number of recommendations to the Draft Plan.
After careful consideration of these...More
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on proposed changes to secondary legislation to enable certain types of development to take place without the need for a specific planning application (sometimes called ‘Permitted Development’). More
As the Communications Bill 2018 (the Bill) has passed through the Legislative Branches there has been much debate as to the structure of the Communications Commission (the Commission); specifically, regarding the appropriateness of having a political Chairperson.
As well as this the...More
The draft Flexible Working Regulations 2020 are intended to replace the existing Flexible Working Regulations 2007. The Regulations set out some of the requirements for employees in making a request for flexible working and for employers in dealing with such requests. More
The purpose of the consultation is to obtain views and evidence in relation to proposed changes to the current Corporate Governance Code of Practice for Commercial Insurers (which came into operation on 1 January 2019), including extending the proposed amended code on a proportionate basis to...More