Some four years after coming into operation, more than 100
applications for review have been made under Bermuda’s Public
Access to Information Act.
PATI became law in August 2010 but did not come into operation
until April 2015. As of March 31, of the 104 applications for
review received by the Information Commissioner’s Office, 36
are pending, with the remaining applications closed or
resolved.
The team at the ICO is headed by the Information
Commissioner.
The Act gives every person who is a Bermudian or a resident of
Bermuda the right to be given access to records held by a public
authority, with its purpose being to:
- give the public the right to obtain
access to information held by public authorities to the greatest
extent possible, subject to the exceptions that are in the public
interest or for the protection of the rights of others;
