Freedom of Information Requests and Access to Police Reports

Under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), you may request access to general records as well as records containing your own personal information. You also have a right to request a correction of your personal information, which you believe to be false or inaccurate, and/or to attach a statement of disagreement to your records. 

MFIPPA also governs the protection of privacy of individuals. In order to protect all individuals’ personal information, we cannot disclose personal information to you about another person. For this reason, access to police occurrence reports is limited to people involved in the incident or their representative with consent. All third-party information will be deleted from reports, unless you have provided us with signed consent from any involved parties. Reports will not be released if the investigation is open and ongoing or if the matter is proceeding before the court. 

How To Submit Your Freedom of Information Request

Requests may be submitted in writing by completing the Access/Correction Request form.

For more information, please visit our Freedom of Information Requests webpage.

Law Firms and Insurance Companies – Requests For Other Reports

Law firms and insurance companies must submit a formal request through a different process for the following reports:

• Forensic Photographs
• Property loss summary from a theft or damage report

Body-worn or In-Car Cameras

Body-worn camera or In-car camera footage is available for purchase outside of the Freedom of Information process. You will be charged a fee of $82.00 per hour. This is the form that will need to be filled out (this is not a fillable form). The analyst will contact you with an estimate once they’ve had a chance to review your request and you will be required to pay a deposit before we will continue with your request. For more information about body-worn camera footage, please visit our Body-worn / In-car Cameras webpage. For information on how to access copies of footage, please contact us 519-245-1250.

Motor Vehicle Collision Report (MVCR)

In an effort to protect personal privacy, the Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service (SCPS) is no longer providing copies of the MVCR to involved parties. You can request a copy of this report through the Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) website.

Please note that there may be a delay between the accident date and when the collision report is available on the MTO site.

Youth Record

Police records relating to 'Young Persons' are governed by the Youth Criminal Justice Act.  Access and disclosure of records showing a young person has been dealt with under the Act is prohibited. The Act does allows discretionary exemptions to this prohibition in specific circumstances or where ordered released by a Judge of a Youth Justice Court.  A formal submission for consideration to access the youth record is required to be completed and submitted.

Restitution

If your request for records is in relation to a request for restitution, please attend the Ontario Court of Justice at 80 Dundas Street, London, Ontario and speak to the prosecuting crown attorney.

Grow Op Property

You can also request a Clandestine Drug Laboratory Property Check (grow op property check) if you want to know if a home you are about to buy has ever been used to grow or make drugs. Visit our Clandestine Drug Laboratory Property Check webpage for more details.