Cost of hotels management retreats

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please could you supply me with the total costs for the booking of
hotels for the management retreats 2008-09. By management retreats
I take this to mean those attended by the overall management group.

Yours faithfully,

Gary Duke

Dear University of Salford,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of University of
Salford's handling of my FOI request 'Cost of hotels management
retreats'.

In accordance with advice given to me by Mr Matthew Stephenson an
employee of the University of Salford vested with dealing with
Freedom of Information requests, I have ensured that my requests
were refined and specific.

I refute your accusation that my claims are vexatious under 14.1 of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I note that you have also used
the accusation of vexatiousness to avoid giving any information to
requests made by others. There is considerable public interest in
issues such as the management retreats and the apparent
unwilligness of the University in disclosing this type of
information does little to assure the tax paying public, staff or
students that their money is being spent wisely.

I note that the attitude of the University of Salford stand in
stark contrast to the of the University of Glasgow, who appear
willing to respond in a positive manner to requests from staff,
students and members of the public.

The University of Salford is a public authority, which receives
public money in the form of grants from HEFCE who themselves are
sourced from public taxes. The University also receives fees from
students. As a student at Salford and a tax payer, I believe that
this information should be made readily available to the public.

I therefore request an internal review of your decision.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Yours faithfully,

Gary Duke