William Armstrong  
 
[[FOI #21338 email]] 
23 October 2009  
Our Ref: FOI 2009/175 – F0074752 
 
Dear Mr Armstrong, 
 
Re: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information 
 
Thank you for your email which was received by the University on 18 October 2009 timed 
20:47 hours, requesting the following information: 
 
 
A report in the Sunday Herald today reads as follows: 
 
Glasgow University has also left itself open to criticism over its pay policy. 
      
Its principal’s salary and pension package increased from £194,000 in 2004 to £284,000 
in 2009 – a rise of about 47%. 
      
It was recently revealed that the university was discussing plans to reduce its 45 
academic departments to a maximum of 25. 
      
A spokeswoman said the increases were “performance-related”. 
      
In relation to all of the years within the period concerned can you please send me: 
      
the performance criteria used by the university to establish the pay of the principal 
     
and 
      
the principal's performance against these criteria 
      
and 
      
any other information that you hold that led you to conclude that it was a good use of 
public money to pay the principal a forty seven per cent pay rise over this period 
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and 
 
the average pay rise paid to university staff over this period. 
  
 
As the University of Glasgow is a Scottish Public Authority, your request is subject to the 
terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”).  The University 
acknowledges receipt of your request and confirms a response will be sent to you promptly; 
and in any event not later than 16 November 2009. The Freedom of Information Office will 
contact you if we require any further information.  
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
 
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office 
 
The information that you supplied with your Request for information will be entered into 
a filing system and will only be accessed by authorised persons of the University of 
Glasgow or its agents. The information will be retained by the University and will only 
be used for the purpose of (a) processing your Request for information, and (b) for 
statistical and audit purposes. By supplying such information you consent to the 
University storing the information for the stated purpose. The information is held by the 
 
University in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. 
 

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