Denied: Records of social services provided to requester
Denied: Request for records of
services provided to the requester by the Office
of Vocational Rehabilitation. The Department of
Labor & Industry had denied the records
citing the exemption of the Right to Know Law
which protects information about a recipient of
social services.
From
the Pennsylvania Freedom of Information
Coalition
Denied: Request for records of services provided to the requester by the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. The Department of Labor & Industry had denied the records citing the exemption of the Right to Know Law which protects information about a recipient of social services.
The Office of Open Records ruled that the department properly denied the request, as the Right to Know Law is not the proper method for acquiring access to personal records:
" ... the RTKL is a vehicle for obtaining public records only and does not distinguish between those who are the subject of records and those requesting them," the OOR wrote.
The ruling noted that the Department of Labor & Industry took the extra step of telling the requester how to access the records he sought.
Hawkins vs. Department of Labor & Industry -- AP 2009-0139
Denied: Request for records of services provided to the requester by the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. The Department of Labor & Industry had denied the records citing the exemption of the Right to Know Law which protects information about a recipient of social services.
The Office of Open Records ruled that the department properly denied the request, as the Right to Know Law is not the proper method for acquiring access to personal records:
" ... the RTKL is a vehicle for obtaining public records only and does not distinguish between those who are the subject of records and those requesting them," the OOR wrote.
The ruling noted that the Department of Labor & Industry took the extra step of telling the requester how to access the records he sought.
Hawkins vs. Department of Labor & Industry -- AP 2009-0139