Author Archives: Isle of Man Government News

Chief Minister’s statement on COVID-19 – 26 November 2020

Good afternoon everyone and thank you for taking the time to watch and listen today.
I am joined by the Minister for Health and Social Care David Ashford MHK and our Director of Public Health Dr Henrietta Ewart.
This week we learnt the sad news that an…

Hospital steps up to meet winter pressures

Winter pressure plans are being activated at Noble’s Hospital in response to a steady rise in patient admissions. 
Plans to deal with a surge in demand over the winter months are prepared annually, and this year include the pressures of COVID 19 prepar…

Deadline approaching for responses to mid-rent consultation

There is still time for people to submit their views regarding the development of mid-rent housing policy and eligibility criteria. 
Mid-rent housing is designed to help those who may not be eligible for public sector housing to access a property whic…

Manx Restart Scheme to provide opportunity, experience and confidence for job seekers

Applications are now open for individuals to take part in the Manx Restart Scheme.
The initiative is aimed at providing assistance for Isle of Man residents who have been unemployed for three months or more, with costs met by the £100m Economic Recover…

Prison officer to serve custodial sentence

The Department of Home Affairs has issued a statement following the conviction and sentencing of a prison officer in the Isle of Man courts. 
Thirty-year old Robert Sewell from Douglas was sentenced to a 12 month prison term on 19 November 2020, for th…

Public input invited as two further health and care surveys go live

Two new online surveys have opened to gather feedback from the public on the health and care services provided to people with cardiology and vascular health needs. 
The questionnaires are the latest in a wide-ranging review being carried out by the Hea…

Financial Sanctions: Cyber-Attacks

This news release is issued to publicise amendments to two existing entries under the cyber-attacks financial sanctions regime.
Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 2019/796 has been amended from 24 November 2020, following the publication of Council Imp…

Financial Sanctions: Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, has renewed the final designation of one individual with effect from 23 November 2020. 
Renewal of Final Designation 
Date of Final Designation 23 November 2020 
Individual 

VAT returns must be submitted online from 1 April 2021

VAT-registered businesses and individuals will be required to submit VAT returns online and make payments electronically from 1 April 2021. 
Three-quarters of Value Added Tax (VAT) returns are currently submitted electronically using the Isle of Man G…

New case of COVID-19 detected – 23 November 2020

A new case of COVID-19 has been detected in the Isle of Man. The number of active cases on the Island is 10. 
The individual was already self-isolating for 14 days as they were a close contact of someone who tested positive for the virus in the recent …