The PATI Act gives requesters a right to have the Information Commissioner review any decision (or failure to decide) made by the head of the public authority on an internal review. Following an investigation, the Information Commissioner may issue a decision, which is legally enforceable in the same manner as an order of the Supreme Court. The Information Commissioner seeks to resolve or narrow issues between the parties when possible and consistent with the rights under the PATI Act.
The Information Commissioner’s Decisions are published below. Requesters are not identified.
If you wish to look at a public authority’s records that the Commissioner has ordered be disclosed, contact the public authority directly. You may refer to the public authority’s PATI request number and the Commissioner’s Decision. The ICO does not disclose public authorities’ records on their behalf, either during the Commissioner’s review or at the conclusion of her investigation.
Statistics of applications for review received, as of 30 June 2024
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*The ‘Closed: Decided’ category count does not match the number of decisions issued. Decision 14/2019 addressed two separate, but related, cases.
Any Decision under judicial review is marked below by “**”.
| Decision No | Public Authority | Description | Outcome | Date | PATI Acts/Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/2024 | Bermuda Police Service | Failure to decide | For applicant | 03 July 2024 | s. 43(2) |
| 19/2024 | Department of Health | Failure to decide | For applicant | 28 June 2024 | s. 43(2) |
| 18/2024 | Bermuda Police Service | Failure to decide | For applicant | 18 June 2024 | s. 43(2) |
| 17/2024 | Ministry of National Security Headquarters | Records on payments to protesters | Partially upheld | 01 May 2024 | s. 12(2)(b), s. 21, s. 23(1), s. 27(1)(a), s. 27(1)(c), s. 29, s. 4(1)(b)(vi) |
| 16/2024 | Ministry of Legal Affairs Headquarters | Legal aid records | Partially upheld | 01 May 2024 | s. 16(1)(a), s. 16(1)(c), s. 21, s. 23(1), s. 26(1)(b) |
| 15/2024 | Department of Child & Family Services | Records related to residential care homes | For public authority | 30 April 2024 | s. 16(1)(a), s. 22, s. 37 |
| 14/2024 | Bermuda Police Service | Correspondence and internal review of search warrant | For applicant | 30 April 2024 | s. 4(1)(a), s. 4(1)(b)(vi) |
| 13/2024 | Bermuda Medical Council | Records related to a medical practitioner | For public authority | 30 April 2024 | s. 23, s. 4(1)(a) |
| 12/2024 | Ministry of Health Headquarters | Records on Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and payments to resPartner | Partially upheld | 27 March 2024 | s. 21, s. 23, s. 24, s. 25(1)(c), s. 27(1)(a), s. 27(1)(c), s. 27(1)(d), s. 37, s. 4(1)(b)(vi) |
| 11/2024 | Bermuda Police Service | Records related to the execution of a search warrant | Partially upheld | 27 March 2024 | s. 21, s. 23, s. 24, s. 30(1)(a), s. 34(1)(a), s. 34(1)(b), s. 34(1)(c) |
| 10/2024 | Bermuda Police Service | Emails between the Commissioner of Police and the Governor of Bermuda | Partially upheld | 25 March 2024 | s. 23 |
| 09/2024 | Accountant General's Department | Failure to decide | For applicant | 13 March 2024 | s. 43(2) |
| 08/2024 | Bermuda Police Service | Failure to decide | For applicant | 01 March 2024 | s. 43(2) |
| 07/2024 | Bermuda Police Service | Legal advice report | For public authority | 01 March 2024 | s. 35(1) |
| 06/2024 | Ministry of Youth, Social Development and Seniors Headquarters | Request for records on litigation guardian panel records | Partially upheld | 29 February 2024 | Regulation 5, s. 16(1)(a), s. 21, s. 23, s. 24 |
| 05/2024 | Cabinet Office | Commission of Inquiry’s records on counsel’s resignation | Partially upheld | 29 February 2024 | s. 23, s. 35(1) |
| 04/2024 | Cabinet Office | Failure to decide | For applicant | 28 February 2024 | s. 43(2) |
| 03/2024 | Cabinet Office | Request for records about Fintech and the Fintech Unit | Partially upheld | 28 February 2024 | Regulation 5, Regulation 8, s. 13(5) |
| 02/2024 | Corporation of Hamilton | Failure to decide | For applicant | 27 February 2024 | s. 43(2) |
| 01/2024 | Bermuda Monetary Authority | Records on companies licensed under the Digital Asset Business Act | For public authority | 23 February 2024 | s. 37 |