FOI re administrative staff and hardship fund accounts

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to make a request under the FOIA 2000 for:

The numbers of administrative staff within the College between 1990
and 2005 (and broken down by year) that have:

1. been sacked
2. retired
3. made redundant

I would also like to request a copy of the accounts for any
hardship funds or bursaries administered by the College between
1992 and 2000. I understand that these may include names of
recipients. I am happy for you to redact these under section 40 of
the FOIA.

Yours faithfully,

James Kinnear

Dear Mr Charles,

Thank you for your response.

Could I request a copy of the policy that shows that you only keep
these records for 6 years? Please quote the source of this policy.

Section 16 of the Act requires you to advise and assist. I consider
that if you have some hardship fund records relevant to any part of
the period that I have referred to, then you have not acted within
the spirit of the Act and released these to me. Indeed, you have
not even revealed whether you hold anything. I would like to
request the relevant records for any period for which you hold
them. If you refuse this under Section 12 of the Act, then, in line
with ICO guidance, I expect a calculation as to how the cost limit
was reached, a list of files that you do hold and advise as to how
I can resubmit this request without breaching the limits in a
future request.

I would also like to request a list of documents that refer to
financial malpractice or any other kind of mistaken accounting in
the mid 90s when the hardship fund was running the College.

Yours sincerely,

James Kinnear