Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner. Guide to LA FOIP, Chapter 4, Exemptions from the Right of Access. Updated 24 July 2025. 63 Reveal means to make known; cause or allow to be seen.231 When there is a review by the IPC, the local authority is invited to provide a submission (arguments). The local authority must establish how and why disclosure of the information in question could reveal investigative techniques or procedures. A local authority cannot rely on subsection 14(1)(e) of LA FOIP for a record that: a) Provides a general outline of the structure or programs of a law enforcement agency; or b) Reports, by means of statistical analysis or otherwise, on the degree of success achieved in a law enforcement program (see subsection 14(2) of LA FOIP). Subsection 14(1)(f) Law enforcement and investigations 14(1) A head may refuse to give access to a record, the release of which could: … (f) disclose the identity of a confidential source of information or disclose information furnished by that source with respect to a lawful investigation or a law enforcement matter; … (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a record that: (a) provides a general outline of the structure or programs of a law enforcement agency; or (b) reports, by means of statistical analysis or otherwise, on the degree of success achieved in a law enforcement program. Subsection 14(1)(f) of LA FOIP is a discretionary class-based exemption. It permits refusal of access in situations where release of a record could disclose the identity of a confidential source of information, or disclose information furnished by that source with respect to a lawful investigation or a law enforcement matter. The following two-part test can be applied: 231 Pearsall, Judy, Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th Edition at p. 1224 (Oxford University Press).
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