State Security Agency (SSA)

Enforcement notice issued. Information Regulator, 13 November 2025.

Record ID: za-ir-2025-0002
Jurisdiction: South Africa
Regulator: Information Regulator
Type: enforcement notice
Date decided: 13 November 2025
Respondent type: public
Sector: government
Violations: PAIA non-compliance, failure to disclose requested records
Provisions cited: PAIA 2000
Outcome: enforcement notice issued
Status: appealed
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 14 March 2026

Summary

The Information Regulator issued an enforcement notice directing the State Security Agency to disclose records requested under PAIA. The SSA challenged the decision in court through judicial review proceedings.

PAIA · ACCESS-TO-INFORMATION · JUDICIAL-REVIEW

Cite this decision

Information Regulator (South Africa), State Security Agency (SSA), enforcement notice of 13 November 2025. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/south-africa/information-regulator/2025/state-security-agency-paia/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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