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A206 - Dentistry A Level Results

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Dear University of Bristol,

As per the Freedom of information Act 2000, please can you provide
the following information regarding the A206 Dentistry 5 year
course for the admissions cycles for entry in 2019, and if possible 2018:

1. For each year, the number of school leavers who started on the
A206 course where their final A level grades were lower than AAA
grades and what were their actual A level grades.

2. For each year, how many school leavers who had accepted the
offer as an insurance choice, and then achieved lower than AAA
grades, started on the course and what were their grades.

Yours faithfully,

Timmy Hemberton

University of Bristol FOI mailbox, University of Bristol

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your request under the Freedom of Information Act within 20 working days.

However, we are currently receiving a high volume of requests, and we
would be grateful if you could bear with us if, on occasion, we are unable
to respond within the statutory time-frame. We apologise for any
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University of Bristol FOI mailbox, University of Bristol

Dear Mr Hemberton

 

Freedom of Information Request (our reference FOI19-554)

 

We refer to your Freedom of Information request dated 25^th November. We
apologise for the delay in responding to your request. We are currently
short-staffed and have a backlog of requests that we are working through
as quickly as we can. You requested the following information:

 

“As per the Freedom of information Act 2000, please can you provide the
following information regarding the A206 Dentistry 5 year course for the
admissions cycles for entry in 2019, and if possible 2018:

1. For each year, the number of school leavers who started on the A206
course where their final A level grades were lower than AAA grades and
what were their actual A level grades.

2. For each year, how many school leavers who had accepted the offer as an
insurance choice, and then achieved lower than AAA grades, started on the
course and what were their grades.”

 

University’s Response

 

Further to Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the “Act”) we
confirm that the information requested is held by the University of
Bristol (the “University”).

 

The University relies on s.21 of the Act to refuse disclosure, namely that
the information is already reasonable accessible to you. UCAS provides
application and offer data through their [1]UCAS EXACT service. Using the
achieved A level point score or ABB+ applicant fields, along with
acceptances for Bristol for the Dentistry subject group, for example. They
can also get counts of applicant insurance replies.

 

Please note that UCAS will not be able to provide individual applicant
grades, but the University would not be able to supply individualised
details either as this counts as personal information.

 

Internal Review Procedure

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, then you have a
right under Section 50 of the Act to request an internal review.  All such
requests must be sent to us within 40 days, and must clearly state our
reference number (at the top of this email) and your reason for requesting
an internal review.  We will respond to your request for an internal
review within 20 working days of receipt.

 

Your request for an internal review should be sent to:

 

Director of Legal Services

Secretary’s Office

University of Bristol

Senate House

Tyndall Avenue

Bristol

BS8 1TH

 

Or you can email your request to [University of Bristol request email],
quoting your FOI reference number at the head of this letter.

 

Information Commissioners Office

 

Should you remain dissatisfied with the final outcome of the internal
review then you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner (the
“ICO”) for an independent review.  The ICO is the Government’s Independent
Body responsible for overseeing the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the
Data Protection Act 2018 and The Environmental Information Regulations
2004.

 

Please note the ICO will only review cases that have exhausted the
University’s internal review procedure. All correspondence to the ICO must
quote the University’s reference number and your reasons for your appeal. 
The ICO’s contact details are as follows:

 

The Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

More information can be found at the ICO’s website
at [2]http://www.ico.org.uk

 

Kind Regards

 

Freedom of Information Team

University of Bristol

 

References

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2. http://www.ico.org.uk/

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