Freedom of Information (FOI)

The Freedom of Information (“FOI”) Act promotes government accountability, transparency, and public participation in national decision-making by granting the public a general right of access to records held by the Cayman Islands Government. It also requires that certain information be made available proactively.

The FOI Act applies to “public authorities”, which are all Ministries, Portfolios, Offices, Departments, Statutory Authorities or Bodies, and Government Companies. If the information you are seeking is held by a public authority in connection with its functions, the FOI Act applies to that record. Under the FOI Act, records are defined as “information held in any form”, including documents, maps, plans, graphs or drawings, photographs, and audio or video recordings. Records can be requested by the public regardless of the date they were created or who created or supplied the records.

Information that relates to the Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO) is accessible through by submitting an FOI request to the Ministry of Financial Services Commerce’s FOI email – foi.mfs@gov.ky .

Publication Scheme

The publication scheme includes helpful information about how the public can access these categories of information without filing an FOI request.

  • About Us
  • Strategic Management
  • Finance & Administration
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Decisions & Recommendations
  • Lists & Registers
  • Our Services
Download Publication Scheme

Making an FOI Request

If the information you seek is not found in the CIIPO’s publication scheme then submit an FOI request.

Your FOI request must comply with these four requirements.

  1. It must be sent in writing, or transmitted by electronic means other than telephone.
  2. It must contain enough information to enable the Ministry to identify the CIIPO records you’ve requested.
  3. It must include a name, in order to process your request (but this does not have to be your real name, as FOI requests can be submitted anonymously).
  4. It must include a means of contacting you so we can send responses, requests for clarification, or communicate with you as needed.

Submitting an FOI Request

  • FOI requests can be emailed to: foi.mfs@gov.ky
  • FOI requests can be sent via post or hand delivered to:

Information Manager
Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office
Government Administration Building
P.O. Box 123
Grand Cayman KY1-9000
Cayman Islands

Timeline for FOI Request

The Ministry is required by law to respond to your request within 30 calendar days of receiving it. If we need an extension to process your request, the Ministry will advise you in writing within 30 calendar days of receiving your request.

Disclosure Log

The disclosure log is used is to make individual releases of information obtained under the FOI Act available to the wider public. Amongst other benefits, this information helps mediate future requests by illustrating the types of records the gallery holds, and what information has been released through previous inquiries.

2025 Disclosure Log – No pertinent requests
2024 Disclosure Log – No pertinent requests
2023 Disclosure Log – No pertinent requests
2022 Disclosure Log – No pertinent requests
2021 Disclosure Log – No pertinent requests
2020 Disclosure Log – No pertinent requests

FOI Manager

Tamara Selzer
Information Manager
Ministry of Financial Services & Commerce (MFSC)
+1(345)244-3460
foi.mfs@gov.ky

Cayman Islands Government Administration Building
133 Elgin Avenue
Box 126
Grand Cayman KY1-9000
Cayman Islands

Dissatisfied? If you are dissatisfied with the Ministry’s response to your FOI request, you have the legal right to complain to the Cayman Islands Ombudsman, an independent office of Parliament.

Office of the Ombudsman
PO Box 2252
Grand Cayman KY1-1107
Telephone: 345 946 6283
Email: info@ombudsman.ky