FOI: bereavement services

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Dear Anglia Ruskin University,

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

foi, Anglia Ruskin University

Dear Poppy and Georgia,

Thank you for your email. Your request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
 
Under the Act, the department is required to provide you with a response within 20 working days. I will write to you in response to your request for information by 31st July.
 
The Freedom of Information Act includes a number of exemptions to releasing information.  Some of these are qualified exemptions which require us to consider whether it is in the public interest to disclose or withhold the information.  In these circumstances we may need more time to consider your request, and if this is the case I will write to you by the date above to inform you of when you can expect to receive a response.

Should we require further clarification of your request to enable us to respond we will be in touch again shortly.      

If you have any queries regarding this request please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting ref: FOI 1761 in all future correspondence.

Kind regards,

Helen

Helen Guy
(Working Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Information Compliance Officer

Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1SQ
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Dear Poppy/Georgia,

Please find attached our response to your request.

Kind regards,

Helen

Helen Guy
Information Compliance Officer
  
ARU, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ
T: +44 (0) 1245 684234 | Internal ext. 4234
aru.ac.uk
ARU Cambridge | ARU Chelmsford | ARU London | ARU Peterborough

My working hours are Tuesday to Thursday 9am-4pm

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