PO-4601

The appellant sought access to certain records of a specific lawyer that related to an investigation of him. The ministry granted the appellant access to some of the records responsive to his access request. It denied access to information and records that it claimed were solicitor-client privileged. It also withheld information in the records that it viewed as not being reasonably related to the request. The appellant challenged the ministry’s decision and the reasonableness of its search for responsive records.
In this order, the adjudicator upholds the ministry’s decision that the withheld information and records are either exempt solicitor-client privileged communications or information that is not responsive to the appellant’s request. She upholds the ministry’s exercise of discretion and its search for records, and she dismisses the appeal.