Removal of Glasgow Clyde College Board Correspondence

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Dear Glasgow Clyde College,

I write Per the Freedom of information act (Scotland) 2002:

Please supply in electronic format, copies of all correspondence, appertaining to the series of meetings that took place between May and September 2015, which involved Scottish Government officials, the funding council, the Glasgow Colleges Regional Board, Glasgow Clyde College, the then Board of Glasgow Clyde College and Angela Constance the then Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong learning, in relation to the order laid before the Parliament to remove from office the chair and members of the board of Glasgow Clyde College and to appoint a new chair and members in their place by the then The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning (Angela Constance):

There has also been extensive correspondence between the funding council, the board and the Scottish Government, in which it was made clear the concerns and they sought to understand the facts. The board was given the opportunity to make its case, and Angela Constance states she considered its responses carefully.

To be clear I am making a request for all correspondence, that Glasgow Clyde College and the Board of Management of Glasgow Clyde College hold in as recorded information, appertaining to the above that includes but is not limited to internal letters, emails, memos, minutes of meetings, external letters to and between the aforementioned institutions, governmental letters, opinions, telephone records or findings between the SFC/ Glasgow Clyde Board of Management/Glasgow Clyde College/Glasgow Colleges Regional Board/The Scottish Government between the dates of May and September 2015.

I refer you to the public record at: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentary...

Please acknowledge receipt of this FOI request and respond within the statutory time limit of 20 working days

Yours faithfully,

Tracy Watt

Eunice Robertson, Glasgow Clyde College

I am on annual leave returning to business on Monday 4 September. If your
enquiry is urgent, please contact my colleague Janice Kennedy
([email address])

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freedom of Information, Glasgow Clyde College

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Dear Ms Watt,

 

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find
attached an electronic copy of our acknowledgement of receipt.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Annemarie Adie

Executive Support Administrator

 

Phone: +441412723298

E-mail: [1][email address]

Web: [2]Glasgow Clyde College

 

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Dear Glasgow Clyde College,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Glasgow Clyde College's handling of my FOI request 'Removal of Glasgow Clyde College Board Correspondence'.

Failure to respond to this information request within the statutory timescales.

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

Yours faithfully,

Tracy Watt

Freedom of Information, Glasgow Clyde College

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Email sent on behalf of Brian Hughes, Vice Principal Curriculum and
External Relations

 

 

Dear Ms Watt,

 

In response to your email of 30 September, please find attached letter
from Brian Hughes, Vice Principal Curriculum and External Relations.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Anne-Marie Adie

Executive Support Administrator

 

Phone: +441412723298

E-mail: [1][email address]

Web: [2]Glasgow Clyde College

 

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Freedom of Information, Glasgow Clyde College

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Email sent on behalf of Brian Hughes, Vice Principal Curriculum and
External Relations

 

 

Dear Ms Watt,

 

In response to your FOI request of 2 September, please find attached
letter and attachments from Brian Hughes, Vice Principal Curriculum and
External Relations.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Anne-Marie Adie

Executive Support Administrator

 

Phone: +441412723298

E-mail: [1][email address]

Web: [2]Glasgow Clyde College

 

[3]cid:E24FBF7E-C0E2-42A3-AC60-17A29DDC7429

 

 

 

Dear Glasgow Clyde College,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Glasgow Clyde College's handling of my FOI request 'Removal of Glasgow Clyde College Board Correspondence'.

You have only provided recorded information between the Scottish Government and the Board of Glasgow Clyde College, I requested any and all correspondence to include Glasgow Clyde College it's self, therefore I am dissatisfied with your response, as it is reasonable for there to be recorded information between, the College it's self and the Scottish Government, the SFC, the Board of management and the Glasgow College Regional Board.

Therefore as initially requested:

To be clear I am making a request for all correspondence, that Glasgow Clyde College and the Board of Management of Glasgow Clyde College hold in as recorded information, appertaining to the above that includes but is not limited to internal letters, emails, memos, minutes of meetings, external letters to and between the aforementioned institutions, governmental letters, opinions, telephone records or findings between the SFC/ Glasgow Clyde Board of Management/Glasgow Clyde College/Glasgow Colleges Regional Board/The Scottish Government between the dates of May and September 2015.

Please now extent the scope of your information trawl to include the above.

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

Yours faithfully,

Tracy Watt

Freedom of Information, Glasgow Clyde College

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Dear Tracy,

 

Thank you for your email of 8 October requesting an Internal Review in
relation to your Freedom of Information request (ref. BH/AMA/08WATT -
Removal of Glasgow Clyde College Board Correspondence).

 

Please complete the attached form and return to the FOI email address.

 

Kind regards,

 

Anne-Marie Adie

Executive Support Administrator

 

Phone: +441412723298

E-mail: [1][email address]

Web: [2]Glasgow Clyde College

 

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From: Tracy Watt [mailto:[FOI #428503 email]]
Sent: 08 October 2017 19:38
To: Freedom of Information <[Glasgow Clyde College request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Removal of
Glasgow Clyde College Board Correspondence

 

Dear Glasgow Clyde College,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Glasgow Clyde College's
handling of my FOI request 'Removal of Glasgow Clyde College Board
Correspondence'.

You have only provided recorded information between the Scottish
Government and the Board of Glasgow Clyde College, I requested any and all
correspondence to include Glasgow Clyde College it's self, therefore I am
dissatisfied with your response, as it is reasonable for there to be
recorded information between, the College it's self and the Scottish
Government, the SFC, the Board of management and the Glasgow College
Regional Board.

Therefore as initially requested:

To be clear I am making a request for all correspondence, that Glasgow
Clyde College and the Board of Management of Glasgow Clyde College hold in
as recorded information, appertaining to the above that includes but is
not limited to internal letters, emails, memos, minutes of meetings,
external letters to and between the aforementioned institutions,
governmental letters, opinions, telephone records or findings between the
SFC/ Glasgow Clyde Board of Management/Glasgow Clyde College/Glasgow
Colleges Regional Board/The Scottish Government between the dates of May
and September 2015.

Please now extent the scope of your information trawl to include the
above.

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

Yours faithfully,

Tracy Watt

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Dear Freedom of Information,

I have completed your internal review template and emailed it to the college:

I wish Glasgow Clyde College to review the decision on this request for the following reason(s):

I am writing to request an internal review of Glasgow Clyde College's handling of my FOI request 'Removal of Glasgow Clyde College Board Correspondence'.
You have only provided recorded information between the Scottish Government and the Board of Glasgow Clyde College, I requested any and all correspondence to include Glasgow Clyde College itself, therefore I am dissatisfied with your response, as it is reasonable for there to be recorded information between, the College itself and the Scottish Government, the SFC, the Board of management and the Glasgow College Regional Board.
Therefore as initially requested:
To be clear I am making a request for all correspondence, that Glasgow Clyde College and the Board of Management of Glasgow Clyde College hold in as recorded information, appertaining to the above that includes but is not limited to internal letters, emails, memos, minutes of meetings, external letters to and between the aforementioned institutions, governmental letters, opinions, telephone records or findings between the SFC/ Glasgow Clyde Board of Management/Glasgow Clyde College/Glasgow Colleges Regional Board/The Scottish Government between the dates of May and September 2015.
Please now extent the scope of your information trawl to include the above.
Please be aware that under Section 65 of FOISA it is a criminal offence to conceal or destroy any information that has been requested.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/r...

Yours sincerely

Tracy Watt

Dear Freedom of Information,

Please acknowledge receipt of this request.

Yours sincerely,

Tracy Watt

Eunice Robertson, Glasgow Clyde College

I am on annual leave, returning to business on Monday 30 October. If your
enquiry is urgent, please contact my colleague Janice Kennedy
([email address])

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Glasgow Clyde College,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Glasgow Clyde College's handling of my FOI request 'Removal of Glasgow Clyde College Board Correspondence'.

The completed internal review form has been sent to Glasgow Clyde College by Email as requested by the college.

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

Yours faithfully,

Tracy Watt

Janet Thomson, Glasgow Clyde College

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Dear Ms Watt,

 

Please find attached an interim response to your internal review request
on your earlier FOI request on Removal of Glasgow Clyde College Board
Correspondence.

 

 

Janet Thomson

Vice Principal Resources and College Development

 

Phone: +441412723205

E-mail: [1][email address]

Web: [2]Glasgow Clyde College

 

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Dear Janet Thomson,

Thank you for your response to my internal review, whilst I appreciate your office may be under pressure at present, can you in the least give me an indication of a timescale to which you will be working to review this request?

Failure to respond to this request for a timescale will result in escalating this information request to the Scottish Information Commissioners Office.

I shall look forward to your prompt response.

Yours sincerely,

Tracy Watt

Margaret Goldie, Glasgow Clyde College

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Good Afternoon Ms Watt

 

Please find attached a response to your FOI Internal Review Request
relating to the above from Janet Thomson, Vice-Principal: Resources and
College Development.

 

 

 

 

Margaret Goldie

Executive PA

 

Phone: +441412723616

E-mail: [1][email address]

Web: [2]Glasgow Clyde College

 

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From: Janet Thomson
Sent: 03 November 2017 17:32
To: '[FOI #428503 email]'
<[FOI #428503 email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information Review Request - Removal of Glasgow Clyde
College Board Correspondence

 

 

Dear Ms Watt,

 

Please find attached an interim response to your internal review request
on your earlier FOI request on Removal of Glasgow Clyde College Board
Correspondence.

 

 

Janet Thomson

Vice Principal Resources and College Development

 

Phone: +441412723205

E-mail: [4][email address]

Web: [5]Glasgow Clyde College

 

[6]cid:E24FBF7E-C0E2-42A3-AC60-17A29DDC7429

 

 

 

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