Plymouth University
FOI response 000098
I would like to request the information which is detailed below. I would prefer to receive this
information in electronic format to this address, however, I am also able to receive information by
post if necessary.
Please confirm receipt of this request.
If the documents requested contain information not disclosable under Freedom of Information,
please clearly mark that these sections have been removed.
1. In the past three years have to you sought or successfully pursued any legal action, civil,
disciplinary or criminal, against participants in 'protests' such as occupations at the university, this
could include (but is not limited to) injunctions against occupations or trespass cases?
a. Please provide all documents relating to these cases. Details should include, but not be
limited to, any affidavits, witness statements and other evidence given support of
such an
injunction.
No
2. How much money has the university spent (including but not limited to) on these cases. Please
provide a breakdown by case, and if possible costs, e.g. court fees, legal expenses, etc.
N/A
3. How many disciplinaries have you conducted against students for protest related offences in the
past 3 years?
Centralised records for Stage 3 disciplinaries only exist from 2012 and during that time there have
been none for protest related offences. Stage 1 and Stage 2 disciplinaries are handled within the
faculties and the University considers that it is exempt from disclosure under Section 12 Freedom of
Information Act 2000 as it would take in excess of 18 hours to locate, retrieve and extract the
information. Each faculty would have to examine their records for each individual disciplinary matter
to identify whether the reason behind it was protest-related and it is estimated that to do this would
take in excess of 18 hours.
4. How many of the aforementioned disciplinaries against students have been upheld (where the
student have been found 'guilty')?
N/A
5. Please provide copies of any injunctions relating to protest situations (including but not limited to
occupations) which you have taken out in this time period.
N/A