Freedom of Information Requests and Access to Police Records

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. 

Our Directory of Records contains information regarding the general classes or types of records contained within our organization, should you need to refer to it before submitting your Freedom of Information request.

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

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
• Collision Reconstruction Reports
• MTO Reports
• Property loss summary from a theft or damage report

Body-worn Cameras

Body-worn camera footage is available for purchase outside of the Freedom of Information process. You will be charged a fee of $50.00 per video. For more information about body-worn camera footage, please visit our Body-worn Cameras page.

Motor Vehicle Collision Report (MVCR)

In an effort to protect personal privacy, the London Police Service (LPS) 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.  It is important to note that MVCR’s may be amended after the fact if the investigation is still ongoing. 

You will require the collision date (format - yyyy/mm/dd) and the collision report number (current format – report number minus the year). Please read the below information regarding alternative formats, as LPS started transitioning to electronic MVCR reporting to the MTO in mid to late 2023. You may have to try more than one format if entering the collision report number. 

If a Driver’s Licence Number (DL) was reported, you can use that to search instead of the collision report number. If you are using a DL, do not include the dashes. 

Current MVCR – for recent collisions, the collision report number will be our police report # minus the year (e.g. for 24-12345, enter the collision report number as 12345 and do not include the year).

Older MVCR – for older collisions, the collision report number will be our police report # including the year. Enter the format of the last 2 digits of the year plus the report number (e.g. for 22-12345, you would enter 2212345, no dash). If that doesn’t work, please try the full year plus the report number (e.g. for 22-12345, you would enter 202212345). 

Please note that there may be a delay between the accident date and when the collision report is available on the MTO site. According to the MTO website, “It takes 20 to 30 calendar days to upload reports from recent collisions into the online system. Please wait 4 to 6 weeks before you order online. If a collision report is not found, no fee will be charged.” Also, please ensure you’ve tried all 3 formats listed above before you contact the officer regarding the report being unavailable.

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 Grow Op Property Checks if you want to know if a home you are about to buy has ever been used to grow or make drugs.