FOI: bereavement services

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Dear University of Wales Trinity St David,

I am e-mailing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

If you have any questions or need clarification to complete my request, I would be grateful if you could contact me prior to the deadline of 20 working days from receiving my request.

I’m looking for information regarding the bereavement services which are available in your university or college. Please could you answer the following:

+Do you offer special provisions for counselling services for students specific to bereavement? Y/N
+Do you offer any support or counselling services for students? Y/N
+Do you have an institution wide policy/guidance regarding caring for students following a bereavement? Y/N
+Do your policies or practices exclusively relate to support for students who have lost parents or does your support factor in other forms of bereavement, such as losing a sibling?
+Can you tell me what special provision you have for offering extensions and academic breaks in study after a bereavement?
+How much money did you allocate to counselling and support services for bereavement per year (Jan 2016-Jan 2019)?
+If you feel you would like to offer an opinion, would you say your institution feels you are offered enough from the Government in order to support students who have experienced bereavement while studying?

I understand that under the Act, I should be entitled to a response within 20 working days. I would be grateful if you could confirm via e-mail that you have received this request.

Regards,
Georgia Coan + Poppy Damon
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Yours faithfully,

Poppy Damon

Paul Osborne, University of Wales Trinity St David

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Dear Poppy,

 

Thank you for your freedom of information request received by this office
on 3^rd July 2019. I will respond to your request as quickly as possible
and within the statutory timeframe.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Osborne   BSocSc(Hons) LLM,
Solicitor                                                                                                            

Swyddog Diogelu Data   /  Data Protection Officer

Campws Busnes Abertawe SA1 1NE Cymru DU/ Swansea Business Campus, SA1 1NE,
Wales, UK

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Dear Poppy,

 

Thank you for your freedom of information request received by this office
on 3^rd July 2019 (in black beneath) my answers are in red:

 

 

 

I’m looking for information regarding the bereavement services which are
available in your university or college. Please could you answer the
following:

 

+Do you offer special provisions for counselling services for students

+specific to bereavement? Y/N

 

Bereavement is one of the many issues dealt with by our professional
Counselling Service

Referral to external agencies e.g. CRUSE made where appropriate

 

Do you offer any support or counselling

+services for students? Y/N

 

Yes

 

Do you have an institution  wide

+policy/guidance regarding caring for students following a bereavement?
Y/N

 

Business continuity plans (with guidance) in place for dealing with
student / staff death.

 

Do your policies or practices exclusively relate to support for students
who have lost parents or does your support factor in other forms of
bereavement, such as losing a sibling?

 

Counselling Service provides support to any student who requests it.

 

+Can you tell me what special provision you have for offering extensions
and academic breaks in study after a bereavement?

 

UWTSD has comprehensive extenuating circumstances procedures and students
can also be referred to procedures for interruption of studies

 

+How much money did you allocate to counselling and support services for
bereavement per year (Jan 2016-Jan 2019)?

 

Academic years:

 

Overall budget for counselling service (not exclusive to bereavement). 
Includes non-pay budget but does not include on-costs

 

2016-17                £172,055

2017/18                £161,948

2018/19                info not yet available     

 

+If you feel you would like to offer an opinion, would you say your
institution feels you are offered enough from the Government in order to
support students who have experienced bereavement while studying?

 

You may request a review of the information contained within this freedom
of information response from my colleague Lee Bartlett 
[1][email address]  If you remain dissatisfied following the
review you may appeal to the Information Commissioner at [2]ico.org.uk.
Alternatively, you may write to the ICO at:

 

Head Office

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 if you prefer to use a
national rate number

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Osborne   BSocSc(Hons) LLM,
Solicitor                                                                                                            

Swyddog Diogelu Data   /  Data Protection Officer

Campws Busnes Abertawe SA1 1NE Cymru DU/ Swansea Business Campus, SA1 1NE,
Wales, UK

Llinell Uniongyrchol / Direct Line: 01792
481180                                               

e-bost / e-mail: [3][email address]

 

 

[4]UWTSD Logo

 

 

Trawsnewid Addysg . . . Trawsnewid Bywydau

Transforming Education . . . Transforming Lives

 

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