ICO Decision On Dept Of Public Prosecutions
The Information Commissioner has issued a decision relating to the Department of Public Prosecutions [DPP].
A spokesperson said, “On 24 March 2022, the Information Commissioner issued Decision 09/2022, Department of Public Prosecutions [DPP]. The Applicant had submitted a Public Access to Information request to the DPP seeking records containing statistical information on sexual offence cases. In response, the DPP disclosed a record containing certain statistical information.
“The Applicant sought an independent review by the Information Commissioner of the DPP’s internal review decision, as they were not satisfied with the DPP’s response to their request for the number of files concerning sexual offences passed from the Bermuda Police Service [BPS] to the DPP. Upon reviewing the disclosed record, the Applicant’s explanation on the information that they were seeking and the DPP’s confirmation, the Information Commissioner was satisfied that there were no issues for her to consider. While the DPP was unable to provide the requested information in the format the Applicant expected, the Information Commissioner was satisfied that the DPP’s disclosure and explanation provided the Applicant with the building blocks to determine the responsive statistical information. As a result, the Information Commissioner has not required the DPP to take any further action with respect to Decision 09/2022.
“A summary of the information disclosed by the DPP about the number of files on sexual offence cases that were passed on by the BPS for the DPP’s decision on charges between 2017 and 2021 can be found in Decision 09/2022, which is available on www.ico.bm.”
The full version of Decision 09/2022 follows below [PDF here]:
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