ICO Decision On PATI Request To Police
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 22/2023 in regards to the Bermuda Police Service [BPS].
A spokesperson said, “On 15 August 2023, Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 22/2023, Bermuda Police Service [BPS]. The Applicant had submitted a Public Access to Information [PATI] request to the BPS for records on complaints made against certain senior police officers.
“The BPS initially denied the PATI request because the Head of Authority was of the opinion that the PATI request was frivolous or vexatious under section 16[1][e] of the PATI Act. However, during the Information Commissioner’s independent review, the BPS abandoned its reliance on section 16[1][e] and initiated its search for records responsive to the PATI request. At the time of the Decision, the ICO was not provided with a copy of the BPS’s new initial decision on the PATI request. As a result, the Information Commissioner required the BPS to issue a new initial decision to the PATI request on or before Tuesday, 26 September 2023.”
The full version of Decision 22/2023 follows below [PDF here]:
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