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Local Enforcement Systems Agency (LESA)
The Agency is spearheaded by the Chief Executive Officer who oversees the running of the Agency. The CEO is assisted by the Director for Corporate Affairs, and the Director Operations.
The Local Enforcement Systems Agency, hereinafter referred to as "LESA" responsibilities are determined by the Public Administration Act by virtue of Legal Notice 153 of 2015. The LESA is generally responsible:
The FOI officers of LESA may be contacted by e-mail FOI or 23477147 / 23477129.
FOI Requests may be submitted by e-mail to FOI through the FOI Portal www.foi.gov.mt via the e-ID or through the online form.
An applicant whose request for information is refused, or who is otherwise not satisfied with the information provided, its format or the extension of the deadline for the submission of the notification indicating whether a request would be met or not, may address a complaint to the Public Authority.
The complaint should be addressed to the FOI Officer, who shall bring the complaint to the attention of the officer responsible. The officer responsible shall reply to the applicant within 10 working days from the receipt of the complaint. The applicant shall also be informed that he or she may appeal the decision or otherwise address a complaint to the Information and Data Protection Commissioner in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (Cap. 496 of the Laws of Malta).
The officer responsible shall inform the applicant of the decision taken with respect to his or her complaint, and in the event of confirmation of a decision not to release the pertinent information, shall explain the reasons thereof. Whenever the applicant's complaint is related to the format of the information provided or to an extension of the deadline for the submission of the notification indicating whether a request would be met or not by the Ministry, and the original decision is upheld, the applicant shall be given an explanation as to why his or her complaint cannot be positively addressed.
An applicant may also make use of the Internal Complaints Procedure to report failure to meet deadlines or to send notifications. In those cases where the request for information can be met, but has not been met within the deadlines specified by the Act, the officer responsible shall waive any applicable fees for the submission of information.
Complaints may be submitted to the Public Authority by e-mail to FOI through the FOI portal www.foi.gov.mt via the e-ID or through the online form.