Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Ontario. Unité des enquêtes spéciales
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Special Investigations Unit
Other form(s) of name
SIU
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Special Investigations Unit is independent of any police service. By statute, the unit reports to the Attorney General, however, the Special Investigation Unit's investigations and the Director's decisions are independent of the Provincial government.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Special Investigations Unit is a civilian agency that investigates circumstances involving police and civilians, which have resulted in serious injury (including allegations of sexual assault) or death. Under Part VII Section 113 of the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU has the authority to cause charges to be laid, where warranted by the evidence and based on the findings of a complete investigation. The Director's decisions are reported to the Attorney General.
Address
Police Services Act, 1990
Ontario Regulation 267/10
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Canadiana Name Authorities, 2010-09-08
Special Investigations Unit Annual Report 2010-2011
KWIC Index to Services, 1995
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Borutskie