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Financial Sanctions: Russia General Licence

General licence – IOM/2023/RUS040
The Treasury has the power to issue General Licences for financial and trade sanctions regimes under a number of Regulations.
On 20 March 2023, the Treasury issued General Licence IOM/2023/RUS040 under regulation 64 of…

Financial Sanctions: Russia

This news release is issued to publicise amendments to all persons designated 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 Act 2018 (the Sa…

Spring COVID-19 booster campaign to begin on Island

The Covid-19 Spring booster campaign recently advised by the UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) will commence on Island on Monday 17 April 2023 and close on 30 June 2023. The care home and housebound vaccination programme will …

Initial findings received following concerns about RSE curriculum

The summary of evidence and interim conclusions for part of an investigation into the Isle of Man’s relationships and sex education (RSE) curriculum have been received by the Department of Education, Sport and Culture.
Part 1 of the investigation exami…

Cabinet Office Departmental Plan to go before Tynwald

Plan highlights work to date and future plans and reforms
The Cabinet Office Departmental Plan has been published and will go before Tynwald this week.
The first Cabinet Office plan summarises the key work to date and also highlights future plans and r…

NI changes to come into effect next month

Following the approval of the Budget at February’s sitting of Tynwald, a series of changes to National Insurance contributions will come into effect from 6 April 2023.
The Primary Threshold at which Employees start paying National Insurance will rise b…

GP Practices to be closed on Thursday 30 March 2023 as GPs and their staff attend essential training sessions

GP Practices will be fully closed from 1pm – 6pm on the afternoon of Thursday 30 March 2023, to allow Practice teams (all clinical and administrative staff) to receive the essential training and development they need to deliver the best possible servic…

Financial Sanctions: Iran (Human Rights)

This news release is issued to publicise the addition of 7 entries under the Iran (Human Rights) Sanctions Regime.
The Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/134) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Ac…

Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, Julie Edge MHK, to make a statement in Tynwald tomorrow

The President of Tynwald has granted permission for the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture, Julie Edge MHK, to make a statement in Tynwald tomorrow.
This follows the completion of the first stage of an independent external investigation into rel…

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

This news release is issued to publicise the amendment of 102 entries under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Regime.
The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/466) were made under the Sancti…