Interactive Navigation of Global Data Barometer 2024 Dataset
| Country | Pillar | Cluster | Action Area | Question/Indicator | Level | Response | Score | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | (1) https://www.moc.gov.tt/freedom-of-information-unit/ (2)http://www.foia.gov.tt/ | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements
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L2 | 70.0 | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Provisions for definitions, kinds, and fields:
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L3 | 40.0 | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 1 The framework requires the collection and publication of data describing the number of requests submitted and processed
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Yes, the Freedom of Information Act, 1999 section 40 requires to include details such as The number ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 2 The framework requires the collection and publication of data regarding how long it took the relevant government agency or agencies to fill requests
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 3 The framework requires the collection and publication of data describing material withheld and the reasons for withholding it
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Does this include collecting and publishing the total requests provided full access or partial access as well as the total requests refused access?
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L4 | Yes, the Act requires the collection and publication of data on the total number of requests that w ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Freedom of Information Act - section 40 | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 4 The framework requires the collection and publication of data describing appeals to RTI determinations and the results of these appeals
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Does this include collecting and publishing the percentage of requests that result in appeals?
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L4 | no, but it provides the raw data needed to calculate it | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 40 of the Act | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 5 The framework requires that information is linked to the relevant agency department or other governmental entity
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act of Trinidad and Tobago mandates the linking of informat ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Provisions for data quality:
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L3 | 10.0 | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 6 The framework empowers an agency or official to ensure the accurate and timely collection and publication of required data
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 40 of the Act empowers the Minister responsible for information to ensure the accurate and t ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 7 The framework requires a verification process
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Provisions for collection and access:
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L3 | 20.0 | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 8 The framework supports the digital collection of data
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 9 The framework requires that data is regularly updated
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 40, yearly | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 10 The framework discusses public access to the data
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Does the framework support the publication of open data? Please explain your response
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L4 | The Freedom of Information Act of Trinidad and Tobago does not explicitly mention open data | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1999 of Trinidad and Tobago mandates the collection an ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements summary:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Elements Question 11 Please summarize your answers to the preceding element subquestions
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L4 | The framework requires the collection and publication of data describing the number of requests subm ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Governance (PI): RTI performance
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | https://www.finance.gov.tt/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Freedom-of-Information-Act.pdf | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Availability | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Availability (PI): RTI performance data
To what extent is detailed RTI performance information available for public use?
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L1 | - | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Availability | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Availability (PI): RTI performance data
Existence
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L2 | - | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Availability | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Availability (PI): RTI performance data
Exist of existence:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Availability | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Availability (PI): RTI performance data
Existence Question 1 Is this data available online in any form?
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L4 | Data is not available online. | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Availability | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Availability (PI): RTI performance data
Are there other offline ways to access this data in the country? eg attending an office to inspect it
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L4 | (1) https://foia.gov.tt/annual_reports (2) https://ombudsman.gov.tt/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ombu ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Availability | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Availability (PI): RTI performance data
Existence summary:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Availability | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Availability (PI): RTI performance data
Existence Question 3 Please summarize your answers to the preceding existence subquestions including the extent of existence
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L4 | Latest report from The Freedom of Information Unit (Office of the Prime Minister) is from 2020. The ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Availability | Political Integrity | Right to Information |
Availability (PI): RTI performance data
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | (1) https://foia.gov.tt/annual_reports (2) https://ombudsman.gov.tt/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ombu ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Capability | Political Integrity | Political integrity interoperability |
Capability (PI): Political integrity interoperability
To what extent is political integrity data interoperable across different political integrity datasets, as well as other datasets associated with relevant information flows?
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L1 | - | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Capability | Political Integrity | Political integrity interoperability |
Capability (PI): Political integrity interoperability
Existence
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L2 | - | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Capability | Political Integrity | Political integrity interoperability |
Capability (PI): Political integrity interoperability
Exist of existence:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Capability | Political Integrity | Political integrity interoperability |
Capability (PI): Political integrity interoperability
Existence Question 1 Is there evidence that the datasets associated with political integrity are interoperable?
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L4 | There is no evidence of interoperability across the political integrity datasets. | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Capability | Political Integrity | Political integrity interoperability |
Capability (PI): Political integrity interoperability
Existence summary:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Capability | Political Integrity | Political integrity interoperability |
Capability (PI): Political integrity interoperability
Existence Question 3 Please summarize your answers to the preceding existence subquestions including the extent of existence
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L4 | There are public asset declarations, but these are not made public (1), there is no lobbying data co ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Capability | Political Integrity | Political integrity interoperability |
Capability (PI): Political integrity interoperability
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | (1) https://integritycommission.org.tt/faqs/ (2) https://data.ipu.org/parliament/TT/TT-UC01/working- ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
To what extent do relevant laws, regulations, policies, and guidance provide a basis for collecting and publishing data on public finances? (E.g., government budgets, government spending, debt, and bo ...
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L1 | 35.0 | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Existence
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L2 | 1.0 | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Exist of existence:
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L3 | 1.0 | Caribbean | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Existence Question 1 Are there laws policies or regulations requiring collection of this information in any form?
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L4 | They exist and are operational. | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please provide brief details
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L4 | The (1) Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (1976) provides the basis for public fin ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Please provide a URLs for where evidence can be found
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L4 | (1) http://laws.gov.tt/pdf/Constitution.pdf (2) https://agla.gov.tt/downloads/laws/69.01.pdf (3)http ... | - | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Governance | Public Finance | Budget and Spending |
Governance (PF): Public finance data
Existence Question 2 Are there laws policies or regulations requiring publication of this information in any form?
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L4 | They exist and are operational. | - | Caribbean |