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Number of FoI requests
David Gowan made this Freedom of Information request to University of Glasgow
The request was successful.
From: David Gowan
10 June 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
1. How many FoI requests have been received by the University of
Glasgow between 1st September 2008 and 1st June 2009?
2. For the FoI requests that the University received between 1
September 2008 and 1 May 2009, how many resulted in internal
reviews? How many of these internal reviews provided additional
information to the original response?
3. How many of FoI requests received by the University between 1st
September 2008 and 1st May 2009 were not processed within the 20
days legal limit?
Yours faithfully,
David Gowan
From: FOI Office
University of Glasgow
10 June 2009
Dear Mr Gowan,
Further to your Freedom of Information request dated 10 June 2009 at
0937 hours. Please find letter of acknowledgement attached.
You will find that the University's acknowledgement of your information
request is in PDF (Portable Document Format) file(s) attached to this
email.
The PDF file format is used for electronic distribution because it
preserves the look and feel of the original document complete with
fonts, colours, images, and layout. To open a PDF file you can download
a free program called Acrobat Reader and install it onto your computer
by clicking on to the following URL:
http://www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/...
Yours sincerely,
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office
Direct Line: +44 (0)141 330 2523
Fax: 0141 330 4920
Gilbert Scott Building
University of Glasgow
University Avenue
Glasgow G12 8QQ
G12 8QQ
The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401
John Ferguson left an annotation (14 June 2009)
Appropriate responses to FOI requests is a legal obligation not a spin tactic. FOI requests are being mishandled when overzealous FOI officers want to please their masters rather than staying within the boundaries of the law.
From: FOI Office
University of Glasgow
29 June 2009
Dear Mr Gowan,
Please find attached the University's response to your Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 request dated 10 June 2009 timed 09:37
hours.
You will find that the University's response to your information request
is in PDF (Portable Document Format) file(s) attached to this email.
The PDF file format is used for electronic distribution because it
preserves the look and feel of the original document complete with
fonts, colours, images, and layout. To open a PDF file you can download
a free program called Acrobat Reader and install it onto your computer
by clicking on to the following URL:
http://www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/...
Yours sincerely,
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office
Direct Line: +44 (0)141 330 2523
Fax: 0141 330 4920
Gilbert Scott Building
University of Glasgow
University Avenue
Glasgow G12 8QQ
G12 8QQ
The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401
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David Brown left an annotation (11 June 2009)
Not responding to FoI requests properly results in public embarrassment and legal action by the Information Commissioner.
As it stands I am sorry to say that the University of Glasgow is being portrayed as a secretive and poorly managed organisation.
a. Examples of poor FoI related practices:
a.1 The University sent the response to the wrong person
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/mi...
a.2 Clarification was requested when the University had no information to supply in the first place (delaying tactic?)
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/pa...
a.3 The University of Glasgow refuses to supply the information while University of Edinburgh provides the information
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ba...
a.4 The University does not respond within the 20 working days legal limit
There are many examples on this web site.
b. Examples of poor management practices:
There are many examples in this site and I am sure you will get the impression that there is a lack of regard for accountability. For example they cannot account for the cost of the implementation of their Finance System.
The University must address the issue of transparency as a matter of urgency. May I suggest that they recruit an experienced legal professional to head the FoI office who can provide advice to the University community so that the reputation of the University could be enhanced rather than damaged beyond repair.
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