Information Services Directorate
Mr. John Walker
Library
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom
Email
: [University of East Anglia request email]
Tel: +44 (0) 1603 593 523
19 January 2010
Fax: +44 (0) 1603 591 010
Web: http://www.uea.ac.uk
Dear Mr. Walker,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
(Our ref: FOI_09-180)
Further to Mr. Palmer’s letter of 5 January 2010 in response to your appeal of 23
December 2009, I am writing to update you on the appeals process as it applies to
this request. For the purposes of the Stage One informal review, I am acting as the
UEA Information Policy Officer while Mr. Palmer is away from work.
I have examined the request and had discussions with relevant staff regarding this
matter. I have also considered the grounds of your appeal closely. Upon reflection, I
feel that the distance that exists between your position and that of the University as
stated in Mr. Palmer’s letter of 23 December 2009 is too great to be bridged by an
initial informal attempt at resolution by myself.
I believe the s.40(1) exemption cited in Mr. Palmer’s letter is valid, and I have no
reason to revoke the decision conveyed in our response to you.
Given the above, could you confirm whether you would like me to progress your
appeal further to Stage Two.
For your information, the complaint process is described in Annex H of our Code of
Practice available on the web at
http://www.uea.ac.uk/is/strategies/infregs/FOIA+Code+of+Practice+for+Responding+
to+Requests
If you are dissatisfied with the final adjudication of your complaint by our internal
complaint process, you have the right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 745
www.ico.gov.uk Please quote the file reference given at the head of this letter in all correspondence
with us.
Yours sincerely
Raymond Scott
Strategy Development Manager
University of East Anglia
