James Watson
[[FOI #18757 email]]
1 October 2009
Our Ref: FOI 2009/167 – F0072840
Dear Mr Watson,
Re: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your email which was received by the University on 30 September 2009 timed
12:39 hours, requesting the following information:
1. Appendix C (Phase 1 - Estimated Costs) of "Review of Student Administrative
Processes" that was submitted to the Senior Management Group - Tuesday 26 June
2007 provides an itemised budget request for phase 1 of the Student Lifecycle Project.
Could you please provide the actual spent against each item listed in Appendix C?
2. Could you please provide me with a breakdown of the cost of the due diligence
phase (i.e. £293,982)? In this breakdown all I need is who was paid, how much they
were paid, and for what purpose?
3. Your estimated cost for phase 1 of the student lifecycle project was £653,600 (as
described in Appendix C of "Review of Student Administrative Processes" ). However,
in replying to another FoI request
(http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/12499/response/36179/attach/5/attachment3
%202.pdf) you stated that the actual cost was in the region of £801,655.
Could you please tell me who approved the additional funds? I also wish to see all
relevant proposals that were produced, and minutes of all meetings that were held to
discuss or approve the additional funds.
4. On page 10 of "Review of Student Administrative Processes" document that was
submitted to the Senior Management Group - Tuesday 26 June 2007 there is a mention
of two independent consultants visiting the University. Could you please tell me how
much each was paid and who approved the expenditure?
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5. According to the high-level plan (see page 11 of the above document) the target
completion date for Phase 1 was Aug 08. Was this achieved? If not when was this
phase completed? If this phase was not completed on time what were the reasons?
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