The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Michael Harvey, has released his Report A-2023-026 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
To view the Report in its entirety, please go to www.oipc.nl.ca/reports/commissioner.
| Report: | A-2023-026 |
| Report Date: | June 6, 2023 |
| Public Body: | Town of Holyrood |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request to the Town of Holyrood. After receiving limited records in response, the Complainant filed a complaint with OIPC alleging that the Town of Holyrood had not responded adequately. Upon being notified by this Office of the complaint, the Town, on its own initiative, conducted a new and more thorough search and discovered additional responsive records. The Town’s initial search did not meet the duty to assist as required by ATIPPA, 2015; however, its subsequent search did. The Commissioner recommended that the Town develop directions to provide for more organized and complete searches, to review its policies for communicating with Complainants, and to attend and participate in access to information and privacy training. |
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