Requested Disclosure of Board Records - Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2024-1 - Case AI8765

Jul 19, 2026

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This memorandum notifies the Executive Directors that 47 Board records listed in the annex respond to a public request for access under the Bank’s Access to Information (ATI) framework. It states that the requested Board transcripts relate to the first and second replenishments of IDA resources and are classified as Strictly Confidential. The document explains eligible declassification under the ATI Policy’s declassification schedule for materials subject only to the Deliberative Information exception, and describes an exception pathway when disclosure could cause harm outweighing benefits. It also sets the consultation and disclosure process and references committee views.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages15

Reading Time38 min

Notification

Type, Information Classification, and Nature of Requested Records

Access to Information Policy Considerations

Process

Views of the Access to Information Committee (AIC)

Annex: Records Eligible for Immediate Declassification and Disclosure

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Requested Disclosure of Board Records: Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2024-1 (Case Number AI8765) 1. Notification: The Executive Directors are hereby notified that the 47 Board records listed in the attached Annex contain information that is responsive to a public request for access to certain records (Access to Information Case No. AI8765) . The versions of the records proposed for disclosure have been determined by the Corporate Secretariat to be eligible for declassification and disclosure under the Bank’s Policy on Access to Information (“ATI Policy”) . 2. Type, Information Classification, and Nature of the Board Records Requested: The public request is for Board transcripts related to the first and second replenishment of IDA resources. The transcripts listed in the Annex to this memorandum have been determined to include information responsive to this request. The transcripts all have the information classification Strictly Confidential. 3. Access to Information Policy Considerations: Under the ATI Policy, information restricted only by the Deliberative Information exception is eligible for declassification and disclosure in accordance with the ATI Policy’s declassification schedule.1 The declassification schedule for transcripts of regular sessions of Board meetings subject only to the Deliberative Information exception is ten years.2 As the versions of the transcripts noted in the Annex have been determined to be subject only to the ATI Policy’s Deliberative Information exception and satisfy their corresponding declassification schedule age requirements, they are all eligible fordeclassification and disclosure.3 The ATI Policy provides that the Board may, under exceptional circumstances, exercise the Bank’s prerogative to restrict access to Board records that would normally be disclosed, if it determines that the disclosure of the records would likely cause harm that would outweigh the benefits of the disclosure.4 4. Process: Under procedures approved by the Board, this consultation memorandum is being submitted to Executive Directors, so they have an opportunity to review and comment on the disclosure of these transcripts.5 Management is also consulted about the disclosure of Board records when relevant. After the closing date for comments, the transcripts for which concerns/objections have not been expressed by an Executive Director or management will be disclosed by management in accordance with the ATI Policy. Any transcripts which receive 1 ATI Policy, Section III.B.6(a) and (b) . 2 ATI Policy, Section III.B.6(b)(ii) . 3 SEC determined, in consultation with the Legal Vice Presidency, that the original versions of the transcripts marked as items 5, 7, 20, 27, 28, 30, 31, 37 and 42 in the Annex contain specific portions subject to the ATI Policy’s AttorneyClient Privilege exception (Legal Information) . The versions of these transcripts proposed for disclosure have the Legal Information redacted, on an exceptional basis, in order to make the transcripts eligible for public disclosure. Redaction is proposed due to the historically significant nature of these documents. 4 ATI Policy, Section IV.2(a) . 5 Access to Information Policy: Streamlining Procedures for Disclosure of Board Records; R2016-0213[IDA/R2016- 0256] dated November 2, 2016, section 5(A) . concerns/objections from an Executive Director and/or management will be submitted to COGAM, and subsequently to the Board, for further consideration.6 5. Views of the Access to Information Committee (AIC): Based on the ATI Policy’s declassification schedule noted above and the Corporate Secretariat’s indication of the type, nature, and information classification of the records at issue, it is the AIC’s view that all the versions of the Board records listed in the Annex prepared for disclosure are eligible fordeclassification under the AI Policy. 6. To Facilitate Execu

FAQs

What public request does the memorandum address?

The memorandum addresses a public request for access to certain Board records, specifically Board transcripts related to the first and second replenishment of IDA resources.

How does the ATI Policy determine which transcripts can be declassified and disclosed?

It relies on the ATI Policy’s declassification schedule and eligibility under exceptions. For transcripts subject only to the Deliberative Information exception, the schedule indicated in the memorandum supports declassification and disclosure after the stated waiting period.

What is the consultation and review process before disclosure?

Executive Directors review and comment on the disclosure of the transcripts after submission. After the closing date, transcripts without expressed concerns or objections will be disclosed by management under the ATI Policy, while those raising concerns go to COGAM and then the Board for further consideration.

Jul 19, 2026

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