Louis Seaman 
 
[FOI #13853 email]
 
 
27 July 2009 
 
 
Our Ref: FOI 2009/115 – F0063384 
 
Dear Mr Seaman, 
 
Re: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information 
 
Thank you for your email which was received by the University on 29 June 2009 timed 11:47 
hours, requesting the following: 
 
 
1.  
The Job Description for the Director of Student Services. 
 
2.  
Who wrote the Job description and when was this done? 
 
3.  
Who approved and graded the Job Description and when was this done? 
 
4.  
All correspondence (including emails) regarding the creation of this position and 
the appointment of the current post holder. 
 
 
University’s Response 
 
1. 
This post involved the enhancement of the current role of an existing member of 
staff, the terms of which are attached in Appendix A. 
 
2. 
The details of the role and responsibilities are laid out in the attached letter 
(Appendix A) written on 18 May 2009 by the Secretary of Court. 
 
The financial information recorded in the Appendix A that constitute the University’s 
response to your request for information have been redacted as (a) the financial 
information are considered as personal data as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998, 
and (b) the release of the financial information would be in breach of the data protection 
principles as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998. Therefore the exemption from 
release of the information applies as specified under sections 38(1)(b) and 38(2) of the 
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. This exemption is an absolute exemption 
under of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. 
 
 
DATA PROTECTION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICE 
Main Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ 
Data Protection: Telephone: 0141-330-3111 E-Mail: [email address] 
Freedom of Information: Telephone: 0141-330-2523 E-Mail: foi@gla.ac.uk 
The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401 
 

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3. 
As agreed with the Human Resources department, there was no change in the 
grading of this post but a salary increase was approved, to reflect the additional 
responsibility taken on by the post holder.  
 
4. 
Please see Appendices B and C attached. 
 
The supply of documents under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 
does not give the applicant or whoever receives the information any right to re-use it in such a 
way that might infringe the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (for example, by making 
multiple copies, publishing or otherwise distributing the information to other individuals and the 
public). The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order 
2004 ensured that Section 50 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“CDPA”) 
applies to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”).   
 
Breach of copyright law is an actionable offence and the University expressly reserves its 
rights and remedies available to it pursuant to the CDPA and common law. Further information 
on copyright is available at the following website: 
 
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/copy.htm 
Your right to seek a review 
 
Should you be dissatisfied with the way in which the University has dealt with your request, 
you have the right to require us to review our actions and decisions. Please refer to the 
Review Procedure (http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/dpfoioffice/policiesandprocedures/foisa-
complaintsandreview/) for further information.  All complaints regarding requests for 
information will be handled in accordance with this procedure. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
 
 
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office 

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