P-378

The Ministry of Community and Social Services (the Ministry) received four requests for access to records relating to certain named wards during their stay at Grandview Training School for Girls (Grandview). Three of the requests were made by the named wards themselves under section 48(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act), and the fourth request was made by a non-ward who sought access to personal information about both himself and a named ward.

The Ministry denied access to the first three requesters under section 14(1)(b) of the Act.

As far as the fourth request was concerned, the Ministry informed the requester that any records containing his personal information were destroyed in accordance with the institution's retention schedules. This decision was not appealed. Access to records containing the personal information of the named ward was denied pursuant to sections 45(1)(e) and (f) of the Young Offenders Act (the YOA). The Ministry went on to state that section 45(6) of the YOA extends the scope of sections 45(1)(e) and (f) to records relating to the offence of delinquency under the Juvenile Delinquents Act (the JDA).

Each of four requesters appealed the Ministry's decision to deny access.

• FIPPA

• Confidentiality Provision in another Act
• Federal Legislative Paramountcy
• Juvenile Delinquents Act
• Law Enforcement
• Purposes of the Act
• Young Offenders Act