Access to Information Orders
Decision Information
• occurrence reports and other investigative information prepared by institution and shared with RCMP - requester employed by RCMP
• section 52(3)1 and 3 not upheld - RCMP not an "institution" - institution does not have "an interest"
• institution ordered to issue access decision in accordance with sections 19 and 22 of the Act
Decision Content
NATURE OF THE APPEAL:
This appeal concerns a request submitted to the Halton Regional Police (the Police) pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for access to all records relating to the requester that were provided by the Police to the requester’s employer, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), between May 19, 2005 to August 6, 2005. Specifically, the requester sought the following information:
1. All of the records in question which were provided to the RCMP by the [Police].
2. All correspondence which were sent by the [Police] in relation to the aforementioned records to the RCMP, including but not limited to the correspondences which were addressed to [a named inspector] of the RCMP by the [Police].
3. All correspondence which were received by the [Police] in relation to the aforementioned records which were sent by the RCMP including but not limited to the correspondence which were sent by [named inspector] of the RCMP to the [Police]. [sic]