Case Law & Legislation
The case that coined the term "fruits of the investigation" as the investigative file.
What is R. v. Stinchcombe
The application used to retrieve documents and reports (such as information, conviction list, RCC narrative and statements and etc.) for disclosure packages.
What is JUSTIN?
A table of content/index document that outlines the material in a disclosure package.
What is a Continuous Disclosure Letter?
The resource that outlines the disclosure process from beginning to end.
What is the Flowchart for Processing Disclosure?
The BCPS specialty/support group responsible for disclosure.
What is the Disclosure Resource Counsel Group.
The case that provides the rules around police disciplinary records.
What is R. v. McNeil
The program used for vetting and redaction
What is Adobe Acrobat?
An business procedure to assists with ensuring our disclosure obligations can be met and our BCPS tools and processes can be utilized.
Why is it important to check the file for MOU compliance?
A BCPS standard that contains information regarding disclosure principles, best practices for vetting, standard business processes, vetting guidelines and undertakings and conditions.
What is the Disclosure Manual?
The people and roles responsible for disclosure.
Who is "everyone"?
The 2016 case that changed the timelines rules for prosecution and when disclosure must be provided to Defence Counsel/Accused.
What is R. v. Jordan
A remote desktop application to assist with uploading and downloading in SFTS.
What is CITRIX?
The document used to ensure materials received from investigative agencies are MOU compliant.
What is Intake Checklist?
These internal documents provide practice advise to BCPS employees. Updated versions were released on March 1, 2023 and many of them relate to disclosure.
What are Practice Bulletins?
Agreement between all police agencies in British Columbia, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (BC) and the BC Prosecution Service.
What is MOU?
Memorandum of Understand
The leading case precedent that set the ruling of requesting third-party records.
What is R. v. O'Connor / Mills or Quesnelle
R. v. Mills, [1993] 3 SCR 668
R. v. Quesnelle, 2014 SCC 46
The new technology we are all waiting for that will change the way to manage and process disclosure.
What is DEMS?
The four formats we currently receive materials in from investigative agencies.
What is Digital Attachment, Single PDF, Multi PDF and Ledger 3.0
The CrownNet location that contains all information about BCPS standard disclosure business process and practice for disclosure including the Memorandum of Understanding on Disclosure, the Disclosure Manual, Job Aids, links to Policies and Practice Bulletins and recordings of learning events.
What is the Disclosure Resources page?
Disks, encrypted thumb drives and encrypted portable hard drives are _____ to provide _____.
What are approved external devices & disclosure?
The section(s) of the Criminal Code that defines records where there may be an expectation of privacy.
What is s. 278.1?
The system police use to submit digital attachments to the BCPS.
The same system is used to send disclosure to defence.
What is SFTS?
(Secure File Transfer System)
Standard vetting codes are used for identifying and removing personal and sensitive material from a disclosure package. What term is used when we customize codes for materials that don't fall within our usual vetting codes.
What is special vetting?
Document used to track/monitor what has been vetted, who applied the vetting and why in a file.
What is a disclosure tracking sheet?
Members of the public rely on this legislation when they want to obtain disclosure materials on a concluded file.
What is FOIPPA?
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act