Investigation Report: FIPPA Refused Access – City of Winnipeg Winnipeg Police Service
investigations & monitoring
fippa
Summary
The complainant made two applications for access to the City of Winnipeg – Winnipeg Police Service (the WPS) for copies of written complaints and compliments submitted to the WPS Professional Standards Unit. The WPS refused access to the records in full on the basis that the information was the personal information of identifiable individuals. A complaint was made to our office relating to this access decision. We reviewed two samples of the responsive records. We found that, while some records could not reasonably be severed, other records could reasonably be severed to give access to some information that was not subject to the exception. The Ombudsman recommends that the WPS issue a revised access decision granting access to the records in part.
Case MO-00294