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P-321
The appellant submitted a request to the Ministry of Correctional Services (the institution) for correction of his personal information contained in two documents, both entitled "Employee Separation/Work Performance Records". The request related specifically to the information contained under the headings "Reason for Separation", "Quality of Work", "Attendance and Punctuality" and "Would you re-hire this employee".
In its decision letter, the institution stated that it did not consider the information at issue to be inaccurate, and the request for correction was denied. The institution invited the requester to submit a statement of disagreement to be attached to the two records in accordance with subsection 47(2)(b) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act), and also advised the requester of his right under subsection 47(2)(c) to have the statement of disagreement forwarded to any persons or agencies to whom the personal information was disclosed during the previous year. The requester declined to pursue either of these options and appealed the decision denying the correction.
Attempts to settle the appeal through mediation were unsuccessful, and the matter proceed to inquiry. Notice that an inquiry was being conducted to review the decision of the head was sent to the appellant and the institution. Enclosed with the Notice of Inquiry was a report prepared by the Appeals Officer, intended to assist the parties in making their representations concerning the subject matter of the appeal. Representations were received from the institution only.
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