TransLink police and security bodies renamed in BC privacy law's list of public bodies subject to FIPPA

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Schedule 2 of BC's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, which lists public bodies covered by the Act, has been updated to reflect a restructuring of TransLink's policing entities. Five separate entries — covering the TransLink police service's designated law enforcement unit, designated policing unit, and their respective boards, plus TransLink Security Management Ltd. — have been removed and replaced with two streamlined entries: the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service and its Board. TransLink Security Management Ltd. is retained but its head is now linked to the renamed police service. Organizations that interact with these TransLink bodies on access-to-information or privacy matters should update their records to reflect the new entity names and confirm the correct head for each body.

Who this affects
TransLink and its affiliated police/security entities · organizations submitting FIPPA access requests to TransLink policing bodies · privacy and compliance officers dealing with public transit policing entities · legal counsel advising on FIPPA obligations