Verification of Degree qualifications

Dear Mr. Fawcett,

 

Ref.  Freedom of Information Act 2000  -  Request for Information

 

I write to acknowledge receipt of your request, dated 27^th April 2009,
made under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please note the effective date of the request, i.e. date of receipt of
your request by the University of Leicester for processing, is 27^th April
2009 and that the latest date by which the University must respond under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is 27^th May 2009.

I will arrange for the information to which you are entitled under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 to be supplied to you as soon as
reasonably possible, and in any event within the period set out by the
Act.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries regarding the
above.

 

Sincerely,

Henry Stuart

Information Security Manager
IT Services
University of Leicester
Prospect House
94 Regent Road
Leicester, LE1 7DA

(0116) 252 3429
[email address]

University of Leicester - Times Higher Education University of the Year
2008

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Dear Mr Fawcett

I write in response to your request below, dated 27 April 2009, made under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). I have now received the following information from the University's Academic Registrar, I trust this provides the information you seek.

1. How many students graduated from your establishment in 2006 - total = 2135

2. How many students graduated from your establishment in 2007 - total = 1808

3. How many students graduated from your establishment in 2008 - total = 1829

With regard to Q4,Q5,Q6, the Academic Registrar has commented as follows :

"We do not keep a record of requests for confirmation of award, it is a standard thing now for employers to ask for such confirmation, so we receive hundreds of requests a year. I can confirm that the number of requests has increased over the last three years, and that dealing with them takes up about half a clerical post, perhaps more."

This completes the University of Leicester's response to your Freedom of Information request. If you have any concerns or wish to complain about any aspect of this response then in the first instance please contact the University's Freedom of Information Officer (Mr Colin Atkinson: 0116 252 2412, [email address]).

Please be aware that it is also your legal right under Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act, to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision whether a request for information made to the University has been dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Act. It should be noted that there is a requirement that there will be no undue delay in making the application and there is an expectation that the complainant will have exhausted the University's internal complaints procedure.

Complaints to the Information Commissioner should be addressed to :

FOI Compliance Team (Complaints)
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like further clarification regarding the above.
Your sincerely
Geoff Hamp

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Geoff Hamp
Information Security Manager
IT Services
University of Leicester
94 Regent Road
Leicester LE1 7DA
Tel : 0116 252 2304
Fax : 0116 229 7811
E-Mail : [email address]

University of Leicester - Times Higher Education University of the Year 2008

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