Freedom of Information
The Victoria Police Department supports and encourages open and
transparent communications with the public. We understand that from
time to time, Freedom of Information requests are made with the
implication that the information being requested is in the public
interest and important for the public to know. In that spirit, the
Department will further facilitate that goal by placing F.O.I.
requests for information other than personal information on this
website, in order to ensure that the information is more widely
available to the public.
The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Act (FOIPP) Act provides a formal method of requesting
information held by public bodies which is not available by other
means and provides four basic rights for members of the public:
- The right to access information held by public bodies
covered by the Act (generally Provincial and Municipal Government
and their agencies);
- The right to request the correction of your personal
information in records held by public bodies;
- The right to have personal information protected from
unauthorized collection, use and disclosure;
- The right to have decisions made by a public body on an
access request reviewed by an independent administrative body (the
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner).
The Act is intended to be an avenue of last resort. It is to be
used when the information is not available through other access
procedures.
