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ICO Decision On Public Lands & Buildings Dept
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued her first decision for 2021 which was in regards to the Department of Public Lands and Buildings. A spokesperson said, “Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued her first decision for 2021 on 25 January 2021: Decision 01/2021, Department of Public Lands and Buildings [Department]. The... Read more of this article
ICO Decision: PATI Request To Legislature Office
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued a decision which addressed the parliamentary privilege exemption for the first time, with the decision considering an internal review in response to a PATI request asking for records relating to the work of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the December 2nd, 2016 incident at the House of... Read more of this article
ICO Working Remotely Until January 2021
The Information Commissioner’s Office will be working remotely starting today [Dec 21] until January 4th, 2021. A spokesperson said, “The Information Commissioner’s Office is working remotely beginning today, Monday, 21 December 2020, until Monday, January 4th, 2021. “During this time, the public and public authorities may reach the... Read more of this article
Information Commissioner Issues Two Decisions
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision15/2020 in regards to the Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA], and Bermuda Police Service, and Decision 16/2020 in regards to the Department of Public Lands and Buildings. Decision 15/2020, Bermuda Police Service [PDF] Decision 16/2020, Department Of Public Lands And Buildings [PDF] A spokesperson... Read more of this article
ICO Decision On Cannabis Records Request
Information Commissioner Gutierrez issued Decision 14/2020 which annulled the Ministry of Health’s decision which “administratively denied” a PATI request about correspondence about cannabis law or policy as “frivolous or vexatious.” A spokesperson said, “Information Commissioner Gutierrez issued Decision 14/2020,... Read more of this article
Information Commissioner’s Award Recipients
James Needham of the Land Valuation Department and Debora Goins-Francis of the Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] received the 2020 Information Commissioner’s Award for Information Officers. A spokesperson said, “Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez formally announced the recipients of the 2020 Information Commissioner’s Award for Information... Read more of this article
ICO Launches “I Want to Know” Video Series
The Information Commissioner’s Office’s [ICO] is releasing a public awareness video series titled ‘I Want to Know!’ A spokesperson said, “Acting Information Commissioner Answer Styannes announces the release of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s ‘I Want to Know!’ public awareness video series. “The ICO’s videos... Read more of this article
ICO Celebrates International Right To Know Day
As part of the Information Commissioner’s Office commemoration of International Right To Know Day, the Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez delivered her 2020 International Right to Know Day Declaration at the City Hall. A spokesperson said, “On 28 September 2020, the Information Commissioner Gitanjali S. Gutierrez delivered her 2020... Read more of this article
Information Commissioner’s ‘Monthly Roundup’
The Information Commissioner’s Office [ICO] has released the latest edition of their ‘Monthly Roundup.’ The ICO said, “The Information Commissioner’s Office [ICO] welcomes you to the August issue of our Monthly Roundup. The ICO is an independent public office that promotes and enforces the Public Access to Information [PATI] Act 2010 in Bermuda. “Every... Read more of this article
Information Commissioner Issues Four Decisions
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 10/2020 in regards to the Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA], and decisions 11/2020, 12/2020, and 13/2020 in regards to the Department of Education. Decision 10/2020, Bermuda Monetary Authority [PDF] Decision 11/2020, Department of Education [PDF] Decision 12/2020, Department of Education [PDF] Decision... Read more of this article
ICO Decision On Bermuda Health Council
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 09/2020 in regards to the Bermuda Health Council. A spokesperson said, “On 27 August 2020, Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 09/2020, Bermuda Health Council, which considered a partial refusal of a PATI request for statistical records on diagnostic imaging... Read more of this article
ICO Decision On Bermuda Monetary Authority
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 08/2020 in regards to the Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA]. A spokesperson said, “Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 08/2020, Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA], involving a PATI request for records related to the BMA’s staff recruitment plans. The BMA refused access... Read more of this article
