Author Archives: Isle of Man Government News

A reminder to update your details on the Electoral Register

Isle of Man residents whose circumstances have changed are being reminded to update their information on the Electoral Register before 17 March.
Residents who have lived on the Island for at least a year and are aged 16 or over, are eligible to be regi…

Financial Sanctions: Belarus

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 2 entries to the Belarus sanctions regime.
The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/600) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the San…

Financial Sanctions: Russia

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 50 entries and amendment of 3 entries under the Russian sanctions regime.
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering…

Final steps before ‘switch on’ of new sexual offence laws

Tynwald will be asked to approve one set of regulations and one order, after which the ground breaking Sexual Offences and Obscene Publications Act 2021 can be ‘switched on’.
If the final documents are approved at the March sitting then the new legisla…

Change following Council of Ministers review

Chief Minister Alfred Cannan MHK has announced a strategic mid-term change to the Council of Ministers.
Daphne Caine MHK has been appointed Minister for Education, Sport and Culture and will take up the position with immediate effect.
Mrs Caine replace…

Express Passport service suspension extended

The suspension of the 5 day Express passport service has been extended, this will be reviewed again in June 2024.
The continued suspension is necessary due to the significant increase in the number of passport applications being received, but recruitme…

Financial Sanctions: Democratic Republic of the Congo

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 6 entries under the Democratic Republic of the Congo Regime.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/433) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Mon…

Financial Sanctions: Global Human Rights

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 6 entries under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime.
The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/680) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the …

DHSC sets Manx Care priorities for 2024-25

The 2024-25 Mandate sets out all of the services and projects the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) expect Manx Care to deliver, and their performance targets.
It includes a set list of the services that the public should be able to access, a…

School bus fare increase to support subsidised service

The cost of a school bus fare for users of Go School travel cards will rise to 50p from today (Wednesday 21 February).
The change has been made to address operational pressures for running the heavily-subsidised schools service, and is part of a wider …