No Deal Brexit Planning

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Dear University of Manchester,

1 - A copy of the University's impact assessment, contingency plans, risk register or project documentation on how the University will manage a "No Deal Brexit" in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal

2 - Any specific impact assessment, contingency plans, risk register or project documentation specifically around the continuation of teaching in the event that we leave the EU without a deal.

3 - Any specific impact assessment, contingency plans, risk register or project documentation specifically around the continuation and funding of research in the event that we leave the EU without a deal.

4 - Any specific impact assessment, contingency plans, risk register or project documentation specifically around the mobility and security of UK/EU students or staff, either studying or working in Leeds/abroad during the immediate point in time that we leave the EU without a deal.

5 - Any specific impact assessment, contingency plans, risk register or project documentation specifically around the first 7 days in the event we leave the EU without a deal.

I look forward to your response

Yours faithfully,

C. Morris

Dear University of Manchester,
I apologise for accidentally omitting the first line of the previous message:

"Please can I request the following under FOI:"

Yours faithfully,

C. Morris

MTRS FOIA, University of Manchester

Dear Mr/s Morris

I am writing to acknowledge your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 received by The University of Manchester today, our reference as per the subject line.

The University will respond to your request within 20 working days.

Kind regards

David Smith

David Smith | Information Officer | Information Governance Office | Directorate of Compliance and Risk |Professional Support Services | G007 Christie Building | The University of Manchester | Oxford Road | Manchester | M13 9PL | Tel +44(0) 161 306 8120 | www.manchester.ac.uk

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MTRS FOIA, University of Manchester

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Dear Mr/s Morris

Thank you for your request for information received by The University of
Manchester on 12 September 2019 which was as follows:

1 - A copy of the University's impact assessment, contingency plans, risk
register or project documentation on how the University will manage a "No
Deal Brexit" in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal

2 - Any specific impact assessment, contingency plans, risk register or
project documentation specifically around the continuation of teaching in
the event that we leave the EU without a deal.

3 - Any specific impact assessment, contingency plans, risk register or
project documentation specifically around the continuation and funding of
research in the event that we leave the EU without a deal.

4 - Any specific impact assessment, contingency plans, risk register or
project documentation specifically around the mobility and security of
UK/EU students or staff, either studying or working in Leeds/abroad during
the immediate point in time that we leave the EU without a deal. (NB - I
assume they mean Manchester rather than Leeds here)

5 - Any specific impact assessment, contingency plans, risk register or
project documentation specifically around the first 7 days in the event we
leave the EU without a deal.

The University has now considered your request and our response can be
found below.

Please find attached our “no-deal” Brexit risk register. It was last
updated in February this year.

A more up to date document is currently going through our corporate
internal process.  However please be advised that this information is
exempt under Section 22 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as it
is intended for future publication.  The information is likely to be
published before 31 October 2019 and will be available on our Compliance
and Risk Staffnet pages which you can reach via the following link: 

[1]https://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/co...

As Section 22 is a qualified, prejudice-based exemption, we must conduct a
public interest test in its application. Details of this can be found
below.

Public Interest Test

Factors in Favour of Disclosure

Disclosure of the data requested ahead of the intended publication date
would improve transparency in the University, which in turn could further
public debate.

Factors Against Disclosure

Disclosure ahead of the intended publication date would be inappropriate
as it would mean that other priorities with closer timescales would need
to be rescheduled. This would be an unnecessary burden on the University
at this time as the information is due to be published anyway.

Balancing Test

It is the view of The University of Manchester, for the reasons outlined
above, that the balance lies in favour of withholding the information at
this time. This email serves to act as a refusal notice for this part of
your request as per Section 17 (1) of the FOIA.

If you feel that The University of Manchester has refused access to
information to which you are entitled, or has not dealt with your request
appropriately under the FOIA, you have a right of appeal.

An appeal in the first instance should be directed to the Information
Governance Office at [2][email address]. You should include: 

·              details of your initial request

·              any other relevant information

You must make this appeal within 40 working days from receipt of your FOIA
response. We will not accept appeals received after this date, as per the
Freedom of Information Code of Practice, Section 5.3.

The University will deal with your appeal within a reasonable time, and
will inform you of the projected time scale on receipt of your complaint.
You are also welcome to contact the Information Governance Office with
informal questions about the handling of your request. 

After The University’s internal appeals procedure has been exhausted, you
have a further right of appeal to the Information Commissioner’s
Office. Details of this procedure can be found at [3]www.ico.org.uk.

Kind regards

David

David Smith | Information Officer | Information Governance Office |
Directorate of Compliance and Risk |Professional Support Services | G007
Christie Building | The University of Manchester | Oxford Road |
Manchester | M13 9PL | Tel +44(0) 161 306 8120 | [4]www.manchester.ac.uk

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