We would like to acknowledge that we have received your email. The
University’s working arrangements are affected by the Coronavirus outbreak
but we will respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.

Information requests (freedom of information requests, environmental
information requests, data subject rights requests)

While we will make all efforts to respond to requests promptly, please be
aware that in some cases unfortunately we will not be able to respond
within statutory timescales. The [1]Scottish Information Commissioner’s
Office and the [2]Information Commissioner’s Office have both issued
statements about requests during the Covid-19 pandemic which you may find
helpful.

Please note that if you have only provided your first (or given) name in
the body of your email your request will not be valid.  To ensure your
request is valid and that the University is obliged to answer it, you must
provide your real name.  If you are making the request on behalf of
someone else you must provide their real name.  The Office of
the [3]Scottish Information Commissioner's guidance on this point explains
that if you do not provide your real name or the name of the person on
whose behalf you are making the request, you will lose your right to
appeal to the Commissioner should you be unhappy with the handling of your
request. The guidance also explains what constitutes a real name for the
purposes of making a request valid. Please refer to the guidance for
further details.

[4]The University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland,
with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an
Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

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Dear Jonathan Dennis

Thank you for your email of 25 May requesting a review of our response to
your information request about the provision of additional lab space due
to the pandemic.

I am writing to let you know that we have received your request for a
review and will process it as soon as reasonably possible, and within 20
working days of the day we received the request for review. We hope to
reply by 23rd June.

As we have advised previously, the University's working arrangements are
affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and there is a possibility that there
may be a further delay to your request. However, I can confirm that it is
actively being progressed and that we are making all efforts to respond to
your request promptly. The [1]Scottish Information Commissioner's Office
has issued a statement about requests during the Covid-19 pandemic which
you may find helpful.

The [2]University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.

Yours sincerely

Mark Hepworth

Records Management

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Dear Jonathan Dennis

Thank you for your email of 26 March requesting information about the
provision of additional lab space due to the pandemic.

As explained in our acknowledgement message, the University's working
arrangements are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, I am
currently unable to tell you exactly when you will receive a response to
your request. However, I can confirm that it is actively being progressed
and that we are making all efforts to respond to your request promptly.
The [1]Scottish Information Commissioner's Office has issued a statement
about requests during the Covid-19 pandemic which you may find helpful.

The University has also received your request for review which I emailed
you to confirm today.

The [2]University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.

Yours sincerely

Mark Hepworth

Records Management

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Dear Jonathan Dennis

Thank you for your email of 25 May requesting an internal review of our
handling of your information request about the provision of additional
laboratory space during the pandemic. Please find the University's
response attached.

Yours sincerely

Mark Hepworth

Records Management Section
University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL

[1]https://www.ed.ac.uk/records-management

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Dear Jonathan Dennis

Thank you for your email of 26 March requesting information. Please find
the University's response attached.

Yours sincerely

Mark Hepworth

Records Management Section
University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL

[1]https://www.ed.ac.uk/records-management

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