FOI Appeals

This page covers:

Internal Review

Under the Freedom of Information Law (“the FOI Law”), an applicant who is dissatisfied with a response is entitled to an internal review in certain circumstances.

Under section 33 of the FOI Law, an applicant may request an Internal Review of an authority's decision on an FOI request in the following instances:

  1. Access to a record or information was refused;
  2. Partial access was granted to the requested record(s);
  3. The request was deferred;
  4. A request to amend or annotate an official document containing personal information was refused; or
  5. A fee was charged for action taken or if an applicant disagrees with the amount of the fee charged, and that decision was made by a person other than the responsible minister, chief officer or principal officer of the public authority.

An application for an internal review must be made within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the authority's decision.

An application for an internal review should be submitted in writing by post or e-mail to the Information Manager at the contacts below. The application for internal review should include your name, address, telephone number and the reference number of your FOI request and set out the reasons for seeking an internal review of the decision.

 

FOI Contact

Iain Blackwell
Information Manager
Tax Information Authority
P.O. Box 10080
Grand Cayman KY1-1001
CAYMAN ISLANDS

Direct Line: 244-2354
Email: Iain.Blackwell@gov.ky
FOI email: foi.tia@gov.ky
Website: www.tia.gov.ky
Freedom of Information website: www.foi.gov.ky

 

Appeal to the Information Commissioner

Where an applicant is either dissatisfied with the outcome of an internal review or where an internal review was not available, an applicant can seek an appeal from the Information Commissioner.

An application for an appeal should be submitted in writing by post or e-mail to the Information Commissioner at the contacts below. The application for an appeal should include your name, address, telephone number and the reference number of your FOI request and set out the reasons for seeking an appeal of the decision.

 

Information Commissioner Contact

Information Commissioner of the Cayman Islands: Jennifer Dilbert

Information Commissioner's Office
2nd Floor, Elizabethan Square, Building C
George Town, Grand Cayman
P.O. Box 10727, Grand Cayman KY1-1007
CAYMAN ISLANDS

Tel: (345) 747 5402
Fax: (345) 929 2026
Email: appeals@ico.gov.ky
Website: www.INFOCOMM.ky

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