Mumtaz Jiwan

The appellant submitted a request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the results of an investigation by an Ontario Human Rights Commission employee.

The York Regional Police Services Board denied access, stating the record did not exist.

The appellant appealed, arguing the record should exist based on a 1983 letter.

The Inquiry Officer found that the Police conducted a reasonable search, including reviewing meeting minutes and rough notes, and confirming with the OHRC employee that no such report was prepared.

The decision of the Police was upheld.

The appellant requested access to information in a police officer's notebook relating to an appearance before a Justice of the Peace.

The London Police Services Board denied access on the basis that the records did not exist, as the notebook contained no entries for that day and the Daily Duty List had been destroyed in accordance with their retention by-law.

The Inquiry Officer found that the Police had provided a reasonable explanation and conducted a reasonable search for the records, upholding the decision.

The requester appealed a fee estimate of $5,022 for access to records concerning landfill sites under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Inquiry Officer reviewed the fee calculation and found that the time spent photocopying could not be charged as search or preparation time, as the maximum charge for photocopies already included this cost.

The fee was reduced to $3,717, allowing for 18 hours of search time and the cost of 15,885 photocopies.