Mr Robert Clark
[[FOI #9609 email]]
20 April 2009
Our Ref: FOI 2009/54 – F0056187
Dear Mr. Clark,
Re: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your email which was received by the University on 22 March 2009 timed 11:41
hours, requesting the following:
1. Have the University's Vice Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellor responsible for financial
matters, Secretary of Court, or any of the University's governing bodies ever called for
an investigation/review regarding the cost of the Finance System’s implementation? If
so, could you please provide me with the relevant details/reports?
2. The University can neither provide the costs nor the quantifiable benefits of this
implementation, can you provide me with the justification for such a huge expenditure
from the public purse?
3. Could you provide me with the date of appointment of the University's Finance
Director and the salary increase (in percentage terms) that this director has received
since his appointment to date?
4. Is the University going to take any action against the Finance Director or the person
responsible for this implementation who appears to have failed to keep details of the
total expenditure of the implementation of the University's Finance System?
5. Are the University's managers with financial control required to keep a record of all
expenditure? If they are, is the Finance Director therefore exempt from this policy if it
exists?
DATA PROTECTION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICE
Main Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Data Protection: Telephone: 0141-330-3111
E-Mail: [email address]
Freedom of Information: Telephone: 0141-330-2523
E-Mail: foi@gla.ac.uk
The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401
University’s Response
1.
No such investigation/review has been called for.
2.
The University requires effective financial management and accounting. The purpose
of implementing the Finance System is to address this need.
3.
The Director of Finance was appointed on 1 September 2004. Information regarding
his salary is personal data and therefore exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002, Section 38 Personal Data.
4.
The University does not share this negative view of the implementation of the Finance
system and the continual development and enhancement of the system to meet the
University’s needs.
5.
The University regards effective financial management to be a priority across the
institution. Please see s.5 Expenditure of the University’s Financial Regulations
http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/financialregulations/section5expenditure/. There are no
exceptions to this.
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
Your right to seek a review
Should you be dissatisfied with the way in which the University has dealt with your request,
you have the right to require us to review our actions and decisions. Please refer to the
Review Procedure (http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/dpfoioffice/policiesandprocedures/foisa-
complaintsandreview/) for further information. All complaints regarding requests for
information will be handled in accordance with this procedure.
Yours sincerely,
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office
