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Home : General Information : Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act (Cap. 496) (FOIA) places obligations on public authorities (including ministries, departments and public sector entities) to provide access to documents held by them, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Act.

Exemptions: 

Click here to view information about all the exemptions regarding the FOIA.

General Information

Request for Information and Complaint Forms may be collected and submitted to the following address:

Planning and Priorties Co-ordination Department,
No 12, St. Paul Street,
Valletta VLT1210

Tel. No: 2200 1142/1143


Working Hours

Monday to Friday

7.45 am- 5.15 pm Winter hours (October to mid-June)

 7.30 am- 1.30pm Summer hours (mid-June to end Septmber)

Payments by cash and cheque will be accepted. Payments by cheque are to be addressed to Permanent Secretary, OPM and a receipt will be issued by the OPM Accounts section. Payments by cash will be made at the Accounts section, DCS, Office of the Prime Minister.

Contact Persons 

FOI Officer

Mr Johan Galea, Assistant Director (Support Services)

Tel: 2200 1139

Alternate FOI Officer

Ms. Josianne Sammut, Principal

Tel: 2200 1119

Contact email address for queries/complaints etc:  foi-ppcd.opm@gov.mt

Internal Complaints Procedures

  1. When submitting a complaint by hand please use entrance at door number 12 and ask for reception.
  2. An applicant whose request for information is refused, or who is otherwise not satisfied with the information provided, its format or the extension of the deadline for the submission of the notification indicating whether a request would be met or not, may address a complaint to the Department.
  3. The complaint should be addressed to the Department's FOI Officer, who shall bring the complaint to the attention of the officer responsible. The officer responsible shall reply to the applicant within 10 working days from the receipt of the complaint. The applicant shall also be informed that he or she may appeal the decision or otherwise address a complaint to the Information and Data Protection Commissioner in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (Cap. 496 of the Laws of Malta).
  4. The officer responsible shall inform the applicant of the decision taken with respect to his or her complaint, and in the event of confirmation of a decision not to release the pertinent information, shall explain the reasons thereof. Whenever the applicant's complaint is related to the format of the information provided or to an extension of the deadline for the submission of the notification indicating whether a request would be met or not by the Ministry, and the original decision is upheld, the applicant shall be given an explanation as to why his or her complaint cannot be positively addressed.
  5. An applicant may also make use of the Internal Complaints Procedure to report failure to meet deadlines or to send notifications. In those cases where the request for information can be met, but has not been met within the deadlines specified by the Act, the officer responsible shall waive any applicable fees for the submission of information.

Request Forms

 

 
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