Dear Sir or Madam,

I request the "total" Higher Education Qualifiers by Super Output
Areas (SOAs) Lower Layer , for the latest 3 years available!

Yours faithfully,

James Trice

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possible (where a response is required). For information, the
departmental standard for correspondence received is that responses
should be sent within 15 working days or 20 working days if you are
requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number 2008/0062535

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Dear Mr Trice ,

I refer to your 4 requests received on 22 July 2008 under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for information about Higher Education Qualifiers
by Super Output Areas (SOAs). These requests were assigned reference
numbers 2008/0062535, 2008/0062538, 2008/0062539 and 2008/0062540.

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and
electronic records, I have established that the information you
requested is not held by this Department.

However, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) are able to
supply data on SOAs. A member of their information provision team has
confirmed that they are able to supply data on higher education
qualifiers by lower and middle layers and intermediate geography. They
are not, however, able to supply data on upper layers. The boundaries
for this layer have not yet been set by the Office for National
Statistics. Please see the link to their website for more information on
SOAs:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/s...
<http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/s...
ov.uk/geography/soa.asp>

Information on lower and middle layers and intermediate geography is
available (for a fee) from the HESA Information Provision team by
completing the online data request form on the following webpage:

http://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php/componen...
/

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote our reference number in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our
decision, you should write to me within two calendar months of the date
of this letter.

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted our
complaints/review procedure.

Yours sincerely,

Jessica Ashton

For all general enquires:
[DIUS request email]
020 7215 5555

Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number
2008/0062535.

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