Access to Information Orders
Decision Information
The Ottawa Police Service (the Police) received a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act), for access to information relating to a fatal motor vehicle accident, which occurred at a racetrack. The requester’s counsel stated in a letter that her client was the deceased’s wife and seeks access to the following information:
A copy of the entire file relating to the investigation into the accident (police accident report, officer’s notes, any accident investigation reports, witness statements, etc.)
In their decision letter, the Police granted partial access to the requested records. They denied access to certain records and parts of records and cited sections 8(1)(l), 14(1)(f) and 14(3)(b) of the Act. The requester (now the appellant) appealed the Police’s decision to this office.
Decision Content
NATURE OF THE APPEAL:
The Ottawa Police Service (the Police) received a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act), for access to information relating to a fatal motor vehicle accident, which occurred at a racetrack. The requester’s counsel stated in a letter that her client was the deceased’s wife and seeks access to the following information:
A copy of the entire file relating to the investigation into the accident (police accident report, officer’s notes, any accident investigation reports, witness statements, etc.)
In their decision letter, the Police granted partial access to the requested records. They denied access to certain records and parts of records and cited sections 8(1)(l), 14(1)(f) and 14(3)(b) of the Act. The requester (now the appellant) appealed the Police’s decision to this office.