PO-1857-I

This is an appeal from a decision of the Ministry of the Solicitor General (the Ministry), under the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act). The requester (now the appellant) had sought access to records found at the Ontario Civilian Commission of Policing Services (the OCCOPS) and the Solicitor General's Office, Policing Services Division (the PSD), in five parts:

1. November 96 to February 97 any notes or reports of conversations between the appellant and a named individual in the OCCOPS, and any information regarding the appellant's initial complaint to that agency.
   
   
2. OCCOPS correspondence with a named individual regarding the appellant and another individual's complaint.
   
   
3. Report of a named individual, to the OCCOPS, regarding a meeting held on March 13, 1997 with the appellant and other individuals.
   
   
4. Report by a named individual to the Solicitor General's office.
   
   
5. Report filed by a named advisor.

The Ministry dealt with the appellant's request by identifying 13 pages of responsive records from the OCCOPS, and 9 pages of responsive records from the Policing Services Division. It should be noted that pages 9 to 13 of the OCCOPS records, and pages 5 to 9 of the Policing Services Division records are identical.

The Ministry disclosed 7 pages of the OCCOPS records and 3 pages of the Policing Services Division records, in their entirety. The remaining pages were disclosed in part. Some information was withheld on the basis that it was not responsive to the request. The balance of the information was withheld by the Ministry on the basis of the exemptions found in sections 14(1)(a) (interference with a law enforcement matter) and 49(a) (discretion to refuse a requester's own information) and sections 21 and 49(b) of the Act (invasion of privacy). In its decision, the Ministry relied on the consideration described in section 21(2)(f) (highly sensitive personal information) and the presumption found in section 21(3)(d) (personal information relating to employment or educational history).

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• FIPPA
• Section 14
• 2(1)
• 24(1)

• personal/professional differentiation
• contents of affidavit
• education or employment history
• highly sensitive