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From: Richard Taylor
19 August 2010
Dear Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council,
Section 10.25 of the BBSRC studentships guide[1] states:
"Students may, however, bring to BBSRC’s attention any situation
where they consider that they have not had access to appropriate
procedures."
I would like to request:
* Any policies and procedures which exist within the BBSRC setting
down how reports made under this provision are to be dealt with.
* The appropriate contact point for students to use when making
such reports, and which post holder or team the reports would be
directed to.
* Details of reports made under this provision and the actions
taken by the BBSRC, including information on any systemic changes
to institutions' procedures which have been prompted by the
reports.
Many thanks,
--
Richard Taylor
Cambridge
http://www.rtaylor.co.uk
1.http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/web/FILES/Guideli...
From: HQ FoIOfficer (SO)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
20 August 2010
Reference: FoI – 112
Dear Mr Taylor,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of the request you made to BBSRC under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The request was received on Thursday 19 August 2010. BBSRC is dealing with it under the terms of Freedom of Information Act.
Your request is being considered and you will receive the information within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.
Yours sincerely,
Ksymena Okonska
BBSRC Freedom of Information Officer
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From: HQ FoIOfficer (SO)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
14 September 2010
Reference FoI-112
Dear Mr Taylor
Please find attached BBSRC's response to your request under the Freedom of
Information Act.
Yours sincerely,
Carla Peers on behalf of Ksymena Okonska
Freedom of Information Officer
BBSRC
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1. The BBRSC has no policy or procedure on dealing with reports from students of institutions lacking appropriate procedures.
2. Complaints under s.10.25 of the BBSRC studentships guide should be registered with the BBSRC Complaints Officer:
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/organisation/poli...
3. No systemic changes to institutions' procedures have been prompted by the reports from students of institutions lacking appropriate procedures.
I thought it was shocking that the identities of the institutions involved had been redacted on the grounds of commercial confidentially. The public interest test for that redaction was unbalanced as the public interest in disclosure - allowing students, and other funding bodies, to avoid problematic institutions was not considered.
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