P-602

The Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services (the Ministry) received a two-part request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for access to a copy of the "original" version of a letter dated June 1, 1993 and another letter dated September 11, 1992.

The Ministry located the records responsive to the request and disclosed the June 1, 1993 letter to the requester in its entirety, stating that the enclosed copy was the only version of the letter in existence. The Ministry granted the requester partial access to the letter dated September 11, 1992. The portion of this letter which was not disclosed was withheld pursuant to the exemption provided by section 49(b) of the Act.

The requester appealed the decision.

Mediation was not possible, and notice that an inquiry was being conducted to review the Ministry's decision was sent to the appellant, the Ministry, and an individual whose interests might be affected by the disclosure of the portion of the September 11, 1992 letter that was not disclosed to the appellant (the affected person). Representations were received from the Ministry and the affected person only.

The information at issue in this appeal consists of the severed portion of a letter dated September 11, 1992.

• FIPPA
• 2(1) personal information
• 21(2)(f)
• 21(2)(i)
• 29(1)(a)(ii)
• 49(b)

• highly sensitive
• individual's reputation