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Request For Reconsideration

Reconsideration Process

The South Simcoe Police Service (SSPS) offers a Reconsideration Process for applicants who have received a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC).

Please note that this process does not apply to the Criminal Record Check (CRC) or the Criminal and Judicial Matters Check (CJMC).

If you wish to request the removal or amendment of information listed on your Police Record Check, you may apply as follows:

  1. Complete the Reconsideration Request Form
    Available online or at any South Simcoe Police Service location.
  2. Provide Specific Reasons
     Clearly explain why the South Simcoe Police Service should reconsider its decision to include information related to non-conviction dispositions.
     Convictions cannot be reconsidered.
  3. Include Supporting Documentation
     You may attach up to five (5) pages of supporting materials.
  4. Submit Your Application
     Deliver your completed form, supporting documents, and payment in person or by mail to:

     Record Check Reconsideration
     South Simcoe Police Service
     2137 Innisfil Beach Road
     Innisfil, ON L9S 1A2
  5. Submit Within 35 Days
    Reconsideration requests must be made within 35 days of completing your Police Record Check.


Please note: no oral representations or hearings will take place as part of this process.

The following factors may be reviewed:

  • Your written submission and supporting documentation
  • Whether the information meets release criteria outlined in the CRC, CJMC, VSC forms or OACP guidelines
  • Nature and circumstances of the incident (based on your submission and police/Crown notes)
  • Date of the incident and the time that has passed
  • Your age at the time of the incident
  • Relevant police and Crown input
  • Entries in your criminal record and the nature of these entries
  • Whether there is a pattern of behaviour (e.g., domestic disputes, violence, threats, sexual or predatory behaviour)
  • Whether you continue to present a substantial risk to the community
  • Any other relevant information

 

If your concern relates to criminal dispositions listed on your record check, please refer to our File Closure of Fingerprints and Dispositions brochure.

Criminal convictions cannot be reconsidered through this process.

You may wish to obtain a copy of a police report to assist in recalling the event or in presenting the information on your Police Record Check to your employer. If you need to obtain a copy of a police report, submit an Request for Reconsideration.

After You Apply

If your request is approved, the South Simcoe Police Service’s Reconsideration Panel will notify you within 30 days. You will be contacted to pick up a new Police Record Check (at no additional cost), and a letter confirming the Reconsideration Panel’s decision will be sent to the applicant.

If your request is denied, you will receive a written explanation. Reasons may be withheld only if disclosure could:

  • Jeopardize an ongoing investigation or intelligence gathering,
  • Endanger a person or property,
  • Breach a legal privilege, or
  • Be contrary to public policy (e.g., public immunity privilege).

In exceptional circumstances, if the South Simcoe Police Service cannot meet the stated timelines, you will be notified of any extensions.