In CYFSA Decision 12, the complainant, a former child in care, sought access under Part X of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 (the Act) for her entire file with the Family and Children’s Services Niagara (the service provider). The service provider granted the complainant partial access to two files relying on certain exemptions under the Act. The adjudicator ordered the service provider to grant the complainant greater access to records contained in the complainant’s care file having found that the records in this file are dedicated primarily to the provision of a service to the complainant and that no exemption applied.
However, the adjudicator upheld the service provider’s decision to deny access to records contained in the protection file, finding that the exemption at section 312(1)(d)(iii) of the Act (identification of an individual who provided information explicitly or implicitly in confidence) applied.
The complainant requested reconsideration of CYFSA Decision 12. In this decision, the adjudicator finds that the complainant has not established any ground for reconsideration of the decision and denies the complainant’s request.