The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has released Report A-2025-034 under authority of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015. A summary of the Report is included below.
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| Report: | A-2025-034 |
| Report Date: | August 22, 2025 |
| Public Body: | Royal Newfoundland Constabulary |
| Summary: | The Complainant made an access to information request to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) seeking information on themselves and their child. The RNC conducted a search, which produced more than 50 files. Of those, 25 files were withheld pursuant to section 5(1)(m) (suspicion of guilt) and five were withheld pursuant to section 37(1)(a) (disclosure harmful to personal safety). The remaining files disclosed to the Complainant also contained redactions under section 30 (legal advice), section 31 (disclosure harmful to law enforcement), section 33 (workplace investigation), and section 40 (personal information). This Office concurred with the exceptions to access applied by the RNC in the records disclosed to the Complainant and with the application of section 5(1)(m). This Office, however, disagreed with how section 37(1)(a) was applied to withhold the entirety of five files. It was recommended that the RNC perform a new review of these files to assess what information can be disclosed to the Complainant. |
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