Principal's 47 per cent pay rise

William Armstrong made this Freedom of Information request to University of Glasgow

The request was refused by University of Glasgow.

From: William Armstrong

18 October 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

A report in the Sunday Herald today reads as follows:

Glasgow University has also left itself open to criticism over its
pay policy.

Its principal’s salary and pension package increased from £194,000
in 2004 to £284,000 in 2009 – a rise of about 47%.

It was recently revealed that the university was discussing plans
to reduce its 45 academic departments to a maximum of 25.

A spokeswoman said the increases were “performance-related”.

In relation to all of the years within the period concerned can you
please send me:

the performance criteria used by the university to establish the
pay of the principal

and

the principal's performance against these criteria

and

any other informaton that you hold that led you to conclude that it
was a good use of public money to pay the principal a forty seven
per cent pay rise over this period

and

the average pay rise paid to university staff over this period.

Yours faithfully,

William Armstrong

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From: FOI Office
University of Glasgow

23 October 2009

Attachment ACKNOWLEDGEMENT F0074752.pdf
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Dear Mr Armstrong,

Further to your Freedom of Information request dated 18 October 2009
timed 20:47. Please find letter of acknowledgement attached.

You will find that the University's acknowledgement of your information
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Yours sincerely,

Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office

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From: FOI Office
University of Glasgow

13 November 2009

Attachment RESPONSE F0074752.pdf
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Dear Mr Armstrong,

Please find attached the University's response to your Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 request dated 18 October 2009 timed
20:47 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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