Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record

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Dear Mr Trice,

Thank you for your email dated 05 July 2008 about Student numbers and
participation.

I am writing to confirm that we have now completed our search for the
information you requested on 5th July 2008.

A copy of the information that can be disclosed is enclosed. This is the
information you requested on the numbers from Cumbria local education
authority (LEA) of 16 and 17 year-old students at FE colleges and sixth
form colleges. This information has not been taken from the HESA student
record as the record only covers higher education institutions.

The figures relate to a snapshot taken at the end of 2004, in the middle
of the 2004/05 academic year. Information on the methodology for
calculating these figures can be found in the following statistical
first release (SFR):

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/...

Following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have
established that the information you requested on the numbers from
Copeland parliamentary constituency of 16 and 17 year old students at FE
colleges and sixth form colleges is not held by this Department as such
figures are not broken down by parliamentary constituency.

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The Information Policy Division,

The Office of Public Sector Information

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Norwich NR3 1BQ

Tel: 01603 621 000.

Email: [email address]

The remainder of the information that falls within the terms of your
request is exempt from the right of access under the Act:

The "number of 18 year-old entrants to undergraduate higher education
(HE) courses at UK HE institutions, academic year 2004/05".

The information you are seeking is available (for a fee) from the Higher
Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Information Provision team by
completing the online data request form on the following webpage:

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

I am therefore unable to provide you with the information you require
under the Freedom of Information Act Section 21 (1) (a) which exempts
disclosure of information if it is reasonably accessible by other means.

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complaints/review procedure.

Yours sincerely

Jessica Ashton
1 FL Area C
Mowden Hall
Staindrop Road
Darlington
DL3 9BG
[email address]
01325 392605

Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number
2008/0057697.

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