Our ref: FoI Review 2010/01-F0084126
12 February 2010
Mr Wolfram Bayer
[FOI #24199 email]
Dear Mr Bayer,
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Review Outcome
I write with regard to your request for a review of the University’s response to your
Freedom of Information request (Our Ref FoI 2009/205-F0080188) concerning the
cost and viability of the Student Lifecycle Project. You have asked that we review the
response to your 1st question concerning who approved the overspend on Phase 1 of
the Project and what case was made.
I have reviewed the response made to you and, while it does not answer your
questions 1 (a), (b) and (c) directly the response made is correct. There is perhaps
confusion over expenditure on Phase 1 of the project (the pre-contract phase) and
expenditure incurred in particular years which I will attempt to clarify:
The cost budgets for the Student Lifecycle Project (SLP) in 2007/08 and 2008/09, as
set through the University's budget setting process, were £650k and £3,320k
respectively. All expenditure charged against the project was authorised in line with
the hierarchical structure of delegated authority which governs budgetary authority
across the University. Pre contract SLP expenditure was incurred in 2007/08 and
2008/09 and has been charged against the annual budgets in line with the delegated
authorities in place for this project. Pre and post contract expenditure is therefore
contained within the overall budgets set in these two years for the delivery of SLP as
a whole.
I hope you will agree therefore that there was no overspend on budget and therefore
no need for a case to be made and approved or otherwise.
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
Dr Dorothy Welch
Deputy Secretary
Court Office
Main Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Tel
: +44 (0)141 330 4243/4102 Fax:
+44 (0)141 330 4920
Email
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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
I confirm that this letter signifies the end of the University’s internal procedures. If
you remain dissatisfied with the outcome of this review you can appeal to the Office
of the Scottish Information Commissioner at the following address:
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St. Andrews
Fife KY16 9DS
Tel: 01334 646610
Email: [email address]
Please be advised there is a right of appeal to the Court of Session against the
Commissioner's decisions, but only on a point of law.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Dorothy Welch
Deputy Secretary
Dr Dorothy Welch
Deputy Secretary
Court Office
Main Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Tel
: +44 (0)141 330 4243/4102 Fax:
+44 (0)141 330 4920
Email
: [email address]
The University of Glasgow, charity no. SC004401