Request for Internal Review of FOI 08/0303

Dear Sir or Madam,

Regarding the following:

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"Dear Mr Tripp,
FOI 08/0303

I am writing with regards to your FOI request regarding First
Degree qualifiers at institutions in Wales + Northern Ireland for
2006/07.

The information you are seeking is available (for a fee)from the
HESA Information Provision team by completing the on-line data
request form on this page:
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 accessible by
other means.

Appeals procedure
If you are unhappy with the result of your request for information,
you may request an internal review within two calendar months of
the date of this letter. If you wish to request an internal review
please contact me.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner
for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

Jody Brisbane
Kingsgate House
66 – 74 Victoria St
London SW1E 6SW

Ph 020 3300 8168"

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The data required for my answer is held by the DIUS!

Why must one be expected to pay for public data from a private
company (hesa)?

I note the following "Higher Education Statistics Agency student
record" is owned by the DIUS

Page 14
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/about/data/...

Yours faithfully,

James Trice