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Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, University of East Anglia should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear University of East Anglia,

I would like copies of all correspondence between QUB and Dr Michael Hamilton regarding his possible release/appointment to the Scottish Government working group into parades and public processions.

Also copies of all correspondence between QUB and the Scottish Government and civil sercants regards Dr Michael Hamilton's release/appointment.

Lastly the costs that QUB will be invoicing the Scottish Government for Dr Michael Hamilton's time and advice.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Temple

Freedom of Information, University of East Anglia

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Dear Paul Temple

We have been in contact with the relevant departments within the
University regarding your request under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) received on 26 April 2022 and require clarification of one element
of your request; namely:

Where you have mentioned ‘QUB’, do you mean  UEA?

Please note that, in line with Information Commissioners Office (ICO)
guidance, clarification of any element of a request is taken as
clarification of the request as a whole. Therefore we have stopped the 20
working day clock for a response on this request and will undertake no
further work nor provide a response pending receipt of the requested
clarification which will allow us to continue.

Please quote our reference given at the top of this email in all
correspondence.

 

Kind regards,

Dorian Pilditch-Wright 

Information Compliance Assistant

Information Compliance

University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ

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Dear Freedom of Information,

Sorry, you are correct UEA that should read.

Yours sincerely,

Paul Temple

Freedom of Information, University of East Anglia

Thanks Paul

Kind regards,
Dorian Pilditch-Wright 
Information Compliance Assistant
Information Compliance
University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ
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Freedom of Information, University of East Anglia

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Dear Paul Temple

Freedom of Information Act 2000  - Information request (UEA ref:
FOI_22-118)

Thank you for your request for information received on 26 April 2022.  We
are considering your request and we intend to provide response within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the [1]Freedom of
Information Act 2000.   

For your information, the Act includes a number of exemptions which may
prevent release of some or all of the information you have requested. If
we withhold any information we will provide a full explanation of the
exemptions applied, and include information on your right of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then we
may consult them prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to
release the information under the Act.

If the requested information held by the University consists of, or forms
part of a [2]dataset, the University will, so far as reasonably
practicable, provide that information in a reusable electronic format,
based on open standards -e.g. a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file - and
subject to an approved licence governing future use of the information.

If you require information (dataset or otherwise) to be provided in an
alternative format, e.g. language, audio, large print or paper copy please
let us know.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact us at
[3][University of East Anglia request email]. Further information on the Act is also available from
the Information Commissioner’s Office at: [4]www.ico.org.uk, telephone:
0303 123 1113

Attached to this email please also find a Privacy Notice informing you of
how we will be handling your personal data we hold in connection with this
request.

Please quote our reference given at the top of this email in all
correspondence.

Kind regards,

Dorian Pilditch-Wright 

Information Compliance Assistant (Temp)

Information Compliance

University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ

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unlawful. Please inform me that this message has gone astray before
deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation.

 

 

 

 

 

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Freedom of Information, University of East Anglia

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Dear Paul Temple,

Thank you for your request received on 26 April 2022 under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Our response is now published on our Disclosure Log:

[1]FOI_22-118 Dr Michael Hamilton's release appointment to the Scottish
Government - About (uea.ac.uk)

We hope this information will meet your requirements, however if you are
not satisfied you have the right of appeal. If you wish to appeal, please
set out in writing your reasons for appealing and send to the above
address. You must appeal within 40 working days of the date of this
letter. In line with section 5.3 of the UK Government’s Freedom of
Information Act Code of Practice, we are not obliged to accept internal
reviews after this date.

You also have a subsequent right of appeal to the Information
Commissioner’s Office. Further information is available on their website:
[2]https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/, or by telephone on 0303 123
1113.

We would also like to know if our handling of your FOI request has met
your expectations. To help us improve our service please complete our
short [3]online form.

Kind regards,

Rebekah

 

Rebekah de Lacy

Information Access Coordinator,

Information Compliance,

Room 1.26, The Library,

University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ

 

 

 

 

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copy or distribute information in this email or take any action in
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unlawful. Please inform me that this message has gone astray before
deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation

 

 

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Dear University of East Anglia,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of University of East Anglia's handling of my FOI request 'Correspondence'.
The act states the the information request should be answered and information provided. The reply received simply states it is on your disclosure log with no link or directions to find it. Either provide the link or the reply to conform to the law.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

Paul Temple

Freedom of Information, University of East Anglia

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Dear Paul Temple,

 

We are sorry to hear you are having trouble accessing the link we sent to
you.

 

We have informally reviewed the situation and a full response to your
request was sent to you on 27 May 2022 which from our end has a fully
workable link.  We have also checked the main body of the response and all
the links within that response are fully working.

 

Please find below our full forwarded response which was sent to you on 27
May 2022.

 

We wonder if you are experiencing a technical difficulty with your
internet browser or your PC capabilities - and this may be worth checking?
Today I also googled this information and the information was fully
accessible

 

I have included the link again:

 

[1]FOI_22-118 Dr Michael Hamilton's release appointment to the Scottish
Government - About (uea.ac.uk)

 

Please do not hesitate to contact should you experience any further
difficulty.

 

Kindest regards,

 

Rebekah

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rebekah de Lacy

Information Access Coordinator,

Information Compliance,

Room 1.26, The Library,

University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ

 

 

 

 

Gold (Teaching Excellence Framework 2017-2021)
World Top 200 (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020)
UK Top 25 (The Times/Sunday Times 2020 and Complete University Guide 2020)
World Top 50 for research citations (Times Higher Education World
University Rankings 2020)
Athena SWAN Silver Award holder in recognition of advancement of gender
equality for all (Advance HE 2019)

 

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Any personal data exchanged as part of this email conversation will be
processed by the University in accordance with current UK data protection
law and in line with the relevant UEA Privacy Notice.

 

This email is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the
intended recipient please accept my apologies; please do not disclose,
copy or distribute information in this email or take any action in
reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be
unlawful. Please inform me that this message has gone astray before
deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation

 

 

From: Rebekah De Lacy (ITCS - Staff) <[email address]> On Behalf Of
Freedom of Information
Sent: 27 May 2022 16:08
To: Paul Temple <[FOI #857182 email]>
Subject: Response to request for information from University of East
Anglia (ref: FOI_22-118)

 

 

Dear Paul Temple,

Thank you for your request received on 26 April 2022 under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Our response is now published on our Disclosure Log:

[10]FOI_22-118 Dr Michael Hamilton's release appointment to the Scottish
Government - About (uea.ac.uk)

We hope this information will meet your requirements, however if you are
not satisfied you have the right of appeal. If you wish to appeal, please
set out in writing your reasons for appealing and send to the above
address. You must appeal within 40 working days of the date of this
letter. In line with section 5.3 of the UK Government’s Freedom of
Information Act Code of Practice, we are not obliged to accept internal
reviews after this date.

You also have a subsequent right of appeal to the Information
Commissioner’s Office. Further information is available on their website:
[11]https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/, or by telephone on 0303 123
1113.

We would also like to know if our handling of your FOI request has met
your expectations. To help us improve our service please complete our
short [12]online form.

Kind regards,

Rebekah

 

Rebekah de Lacy

Information Access Coordinator,

Information Compliance,

Room 1.26, The Library,

University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ

 

 

 

 

Gold (Teaching Excellence Framework 2017-2021)
World Top 200 (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020)
UK Top 25 (The Times/Sunday Times 2020 and Complete University Guide 2020)
World Top 50 for research citations (Times Higher Education World
University Rankings 2020)
Athena SWAN Silver Award holder in recognition of advancement of gender
equality for all (Advance HE 2019)

 

[13]TEF Gold logo RGB  [14]facebook 
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Any personal data exchanged as part of this email conversation will be
processed by the University in accordance with current UK data protection
law and in line with the relevant UEA Privacy Notice.

 

This email is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the
intended recipient please accept my apologies; please do not disclose,
copy or distribute information in this email or take any action in
reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be
unlawful. Please inform me that this message has gone astray before
deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation

 

 

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