Dear Sir or Madam,

From which date will HESA be allowed to sell data based upon "Super
Output Areas (SOAs)"?

How many requests based on SOA's have HESA processed to data?

Yours faithfully,

James Trice

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Your correspondence has been allocated the reference number 2008/0062536

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Dear Mr Trice,

I refer to your request received on 22 July 2008 under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 for information about the date from which the
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) are able to sell information
on Super Output Areas (SOAs) and the number of requests based on SOAs
HESA have processed to date.

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.

I have liaised with a member of the HESA information provision team who
suggested they may be more suitable to deal with this request. Below is
a link to their website:

http://www.hesa.ac.uk/

Contact details for HESA information provision team are:

Telephone: 01242 211133

Email: [email address]
<mailto:[email address]>

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
2008/0062536.

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