Cayman Islands Information Commissioner releases decision relating to Pension Law
ICO releases Hearing Decision #46 involving Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs On 23 May 2014 an applicant made a request under the Freedom of Information Law 2007 (FOI Law) to the Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs…
Cayman Islands Information Commissioner releases Hearing Decision 51 involving records of Cayman Airways
ICO releases Hearing Decision 51 involving records of Cayman Airways On 2 September 2014 an applicant made a request under the Freedom of Information Law 2007 for records relating to his employment with Cayman Airways. In the initial response from…
Cayman Islands ICO rules to release CIAA records
ICO releases Hearing Decision 50 involving records of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) In March 2015 an applicant requested access to records relating to an event dated 22 March 2015 involving two airplanes, which the Cayman Islands Airports Authority…
The Editor Speaks: Dark clouds looming
I have been a supporter of most of this government’s running of the Cayman Islands affairs but one area I am deeply opposed is in the Freedom of Information (FOI). They want to combine the two departments of the Information…
“Dark clouds on the FOI horizon” says Cayman Islands Information Commissioner
Right To Know Week 2015 Statement by the Acting Information Commissioner, Mr. Jan Liebaers Reflections on Freedom of Information in the Cayman Islands On September 28th the Cayman Islands joins more than100 jurisdictions around the world in a celebration of…
Cayman Islands ICO rules against HRS and orders records to be disclosed
ICO issues Decision 47 involving the Department of Health Regulatory Services (HRS) In December 2014 an Applicant made a request to the Department of Health Regulatory Services for records pertaining to three complaints made against him as a medical practitioner….
New report from Cayman Islands Information Commissioner’s Office shows Information Managers need more training
INFORMATION MANAGER SURVEY REPORT, 2014 4 November 2014 Information Manager Survey 2014 results are in! The ICO has today released the Information Manager Survey Report, 2014. In September 2014 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) conducted a survey of Information Managers…
Cayman Islands ICO finds 10% government email addresses ‘non-functional’
The following is the complete transcript of Report on the Functionality of Designated FOI Email Addresses executed by the Information Commissioners Office Own-Initiative Investigation – 5 5 May 2014 Report on the Functionality of Designated FOI Email Addresses Executive Summary:…
Cayman’s ICO overturns Governor’s office decision to withhold “Tempura” records – Full report
Acting Information Commissioner, Jan Liebaers, in a written decision on 10th July has “overturn the decision of the Governor’s Office to withhold the requested records by virtue of section 20(1)(d)of the Freedom of Information Law 2007. From ICO Hearing Decision FINDINGS…
Cayman’s ICO overturns Governor’s office decision to withhold “Tempura” records
Acting Information Commissioner, Jan Liebaers, in a written decision on 10th July has overturned “the decision of the Governor’s Office to withhold the requested records by virtue of section20(1)(d)of the Freedom of Information Law 2007,and require the Governor’s Office to…
