Sarah Smith
[FOI #22347 email]
4 November 2009
Our Ref: FOI 2009/187 – F0076841
Dear Ms Smith,
Re: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your email which was received 3 November 2009 timed 13:24 hours, requesting
the following information:
I would also like to see the list for upcoming honorary degrees - the ones that will be awarded
in 2010.
University’s Response
The University has not yet decided who it will offer honorary degrees to in 2010, accordingly
the University of Glasgow does not hold the information that you have requested and is not
aware of any other public authority that could respond to your request. Section 17 of FOISA
states that where public authorities receive requests for information that they do not hold, they
must issue a notice advising that they do not hold the requested information.
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
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