USS consultation response

The request was refused by University of Sussex.

Dear University of Sussex,

Please send a copy of your response to the USS consultation on the 2020 valuation.

Yours faithfully,

Neil

Freedom of Information, University of Sussex

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Dear Mr Davies,

 

Thank you for your correspondence received on 5 November 2020.

 

Your request will be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and will be answered as soon as possible and within twenty working days
following the date of receipt, i.e. by 3 December 2020.

 

If you need to contact us about your request please quote your reference
number FOI-20-0273.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Management Team

Division of the General Counsel, Governance and Compliance

University of Sussex, Sussex House, Brighton BN1 9RH

 

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Freedom of Information, University of Sussex

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Dear Mr Davies,

 

Please find attached the University of Sussex’s formal response to your
recent Freedom of Information request.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Management Team

Division of the General Counsel, Governance and Compliance

University of Sussex, Sussex House, Brighton BN1 9RH

 

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Dear University of Sussex,

Please could I request an internal review of my request? Please note that if this is refused I will forward this to the ICO who have decided in my favour for every request for other Universities' responses to UUK consultations on the USS. Previous responses to my FOIs have raised the exemptions you cite, but the ICO has agreed that they clearly do not meet the public interest test for withholding given the public interest in the USS.

I have written at length why these exemptions are not tenable, please see my responses to other institutions on www.whatdotheyknow.com for more detail, or I'd be happy to send them directly to you. Or you could just follow the lead of Oxford, Bristol, and many other institutions and publish your response on a public website.

Yours sincerely,

Neil Davies

Freedom of Information, University of Sussex

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Dear Mr Davies,

 

Thank you for your email dated 26 November 2020 concerning our response to
your recent request (FOI-20-0273) under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

 

The University is handling your email as a request for an internal review
of our original response of 26 November 2020. In accordance with guidance
from the Information Commissioner, we will respond within 20 further
working days following the date of receipt of your request, i.e. by 24
December 2020.

 

Please find below the updated link for the University’s Freedom of
Information internal review procedure:

[1]http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ogs/policies/inf...

 

If you need to contact us about your request please quote your reference
number FOI-20-0273.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Management Team

Division of the General Counsel, Governance and Compliance

University of Sussex, Sussex House, Brighton BN1 9RH

 

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From: Neil Davies <[FOI #704093 email]>
Sent: 26 November 2020 10:26
To: Freedom of Information <[University of Sussex request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - USS
consultation response

 

Dear University of Sussex,

Please could I request an internal review of my request? Please note that
if this is refused I will forward this to the ICO who have decided in my
favour for every request for other Universities' responses to UUK
consultations on the USS. Previous responses to my FOIs have raised the
exemptions you cite, but the ICO has agreed that they clearly do not meet
the public interest test for withholding given the public interest in the
USS.

I have written at length why these exemptions are not tenable, please see
my responses to other institutions on [3]www.whatdotheyknow.com for more
detail, or I'd be happy to send them directly to you. Or you could just
follow the lead of Oxford, Bristol, and many other institutions and
publish your response on a public website.

Yours sincerely,

Neil Davies

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Alex Elliott, University of Sussex

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Dear Mr Davies

 

Please find attached correspondence in response to your request for an
internal review.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Alexandra Elliott

Head of Information Management and Compliance

Division of the General Counsel, Governance and Compliance

University of Sussex

[1][email address]

 

I support the University of Sussex Community Pledge, as I continue to help
those around me during the pandemic. 

Small acts of collaboration, kindness and integrity can make a big
difference.  [2]www.sussex.ac.uk/community-pledge

 

From: Neil Davies <[email address]>
Sent: 26 November 2020 10:26
To: Freedom of Information <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - USS
consultation response

 

Dear University of Sussex,

Please could I request an internal review of my request? Please note that
if this is refused I will forward this to the ICO who have decided in my
favour for every request for other Universities' responses to UUK
consultations on the USS. Previous responses to my FOIs have raised the
exemptions you cite, but the ICO has agreed that they clearly do not meet
the public interest test for withholding given the public interest in the
USS.

I have written at length why these exemptions are not tenable, please see
my responses to other institutions on [3]www.whatdotheyknow.com for more
detail, or I'd be happy to send them directly to you. Or you could just
follow the lead of Oxford, Bristol, and many other institutions and
publish your response on a public website.

Yours sincerely,

Neil Davies

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