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Publication of Findings Reports and Directions under Sections 123 and 125 of the Act

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O. Reg. 317/24: PUBLICATION OF FINDINGS REPORTS AND DIRECTIONS UNDER SECTIONS 123 AND 125 OF THE ACT"

O. Reg. 317/24: PUBLICATION OF FINDINGS REPORTS AND DIRECTIONS UNDER SECTIONS 123 AND 125 OF THE ACT, Under: Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, S.O. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 1

Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019

ONTARIO REGULATION 317/24

PUBLICATION OF FINDINGS REPORTS AND DIRECTIONS UNDER SECTIONS 123 AND 125 OF THE ACT

Consolidation Period: From July 31, 2024 to the e-Laws currency date.

No amendments.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Publication of inspection findings report

1. (1) For the purposes of subsection 123 (3) of the Act, the following rules apply in respect of the publication of the report:

1. The Inspector General may redact from the report to be published such parts that, if the report were a record in respect of which a request for access were made under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, a head could refuse to disclose under section 14 of that Act.

2. The Inspector General shall, subject to subsection (2), redact from the report to be published any personal information that a head is required to refuse to disclose under section 21 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection (1), in determining whether a disclosure of personal information constitutes an unjustified invasion of personal privacy, the Inspector General shall, in addition to all the relevant circumstances and those set out in subsection 21 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, consider whether the disclosure of personal information is desirable for the purpose of subjecting the activities of police service boards, chiefs of police and police services to public scrutiny.

Publication of direction

2. (1) For the purposes of subsection 125 (8) of the Act, the following rules apply in respect of the publication of a direction:

1. The Inspector General may redact from the direction to be published such parts that, if the direction were a record in respect of which a request for access were made under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, a head could refuse to disclose under section 14 of that Act.

2. The Inspector General shall, subject to subsection (2), redact from the direction to be published any personal information that a head is required to refuse to disclose under section 21 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection (1), in determining whether a disclosure of personal information constitutes an unjustified invasion of personal privacy, the Inspector General shall, in addition to all the relevant circumstances and those set out in subsection 21 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, consider whether the disclosure of personal information is desirable for the purpose of subjecting the activities of police service boards, chiefs of police and police services to public scrutiny.

3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).