Blueprint for the security of judicial information / : Plan d'action en matière de sécurité des renseignements judiciaires

Canadian Judicial Council Blueprint for the Security of Judicial Information - Fourth edition, 2013 Blueprint for the Security of Judicial Information Fourth edition, 2013 Prepared by Martin Felsky, PhD, JD, for the Technology Subcommittee of the Administration of Justice Committee of the Canadian Judicial Council, July 4, 2013. [...] The Canadian Judicial Council (“the Council”) is pleased that since the publication of the first edition of the Blueprint in 2004, many courts have adopted security policies derived from and consistent with its terms.1 Early concerns that the level of security provided for Judicial Information across Canada is uneven and inconsistent from jurisdiction to jurisdiction have to a great extent been ad [...] Page 3/27 Canadian Judicial Council Blueprint for the Security of Judicial Information - Fourth edition, 2013 The Council suggests that IT administrators, support and help desk staff working with Judicial Users be made aware of the nature of the judicial role and function within the administration of justice. [...] Personal Judicial Information includes information produced by, on behalf of, or relating to a Judicial Officer that does not directly relate to the function or role of the Judicial Officer and is not associated with a Case.6 Examples of Judicial Information would include7: 5 For the purposes of the Blueprint we would also propose to add “staff lawyers” to this grouping. [...] For this reason, the Council encourages all judges and other users of court systems to adopt the policies and practices set out here, not only in the interests of the judicial system, but to the benefit of those third parties whose information requires special protection under the law.