Sharing information with the Police

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Dear Lews Castle College,

I would like to request the information which is detailed below. I would prefer to receive this information in electronic format to this address.

Please confirm receipt of this request.

If the documents requested contain information not disclosable under Freedom of Information, please clearly mark that these sections have been removed.

For all of these requests I am asking for information from the last 3 years of your records.

1. How many students details have you passed on to the police.

a) In how many, if any, of these cases has the University required a court order before releasing the detail?

2. What is the usual procedure regarding the passing of information regarding students to the police, including what information is required from the police before students details are passed on. Please include any policies, guidance documents or similar information relating to this request.

3. Please provide a breakdown of the type of offence which subjects have been suspected of and the number in each category, which has led to their details being released.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Franklin

Lews Castle College Freedom of Information, Lews Castle College

Dear

Freedom of Information Act – Request for Information LCCFOI029

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information received on 02/04/2014

I am dealing with your request and will respond as soon as possible. If I will be unable to respond by 30 April 2014 I will write to you again to explain why and to give you the date by which I will be able to respond.

Best wishes

Kathleen Connor
Freedom of Information Officer
Lews Castle College UHI

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Lews Castle College Freedom of Information, Lews Castle College

Please ignore the last email sent to you; I sent before I had finished editing it.

Best
Kathleen

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Lews Castle College Freedom of Information, Lews Castle College

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Dear Mr Franklin

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Thank you for your request for information under the Act which we received on 2 April 2014. You have requested the following information about Lews Castle College UHI. Lews Castle College UHI is a partner of the University of the Highlands and Islands. The University operates as a collegiate federal partnership comprising of thirteen independent further and higher education colleges, specialist colleges and research institutions. A list of contact details for the partner organisations is available at http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/campuses and further information about the University is available online at http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en. Please direct requests for information about Higher Education courses directly to the University via [email address]

Your Request along with our response has been added as follows:

Lews Castle College UHI FOI Request

1. How many students details have you passed on to the police.
None

a) In how many, if any, of these cases has the University required a court order before releasing the detail?
None

2. What is the usual procedure regarding the passing of information regarding students to the police, including what information is required from the police before students details are passed on. Please include any policies, guidance documents or similar information relating to this request.
Please see attached policy

3. Please provide a breakdown of the type of offence which subjects have been suspected of and the number in each category, which has led to their details being released.
Not applicable

Copyright in the information you have been given belongs to Lews Castle College UHI or to another party. Copyright material must not be copied, distributed, modified, reproduced, transmitted, published (including published on the Internet or an Intranet), or otherwise made available in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the copyright holder or as expressly permitted under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998. Should Lews Castle College agree to give consent to the use of the information, Lews Castle College must be credited as having done so.
Your Right to Seek Review of our Decision If you are not satisfied with our response or our reasoning set-out above, you have forty working days from the date of this letter to request a review of our decision. Any request should be put in writing and should be sent to Kathleen Connor, Freedom of Information Officer, at the address detailed on this email.

Your request should:
a describe the nature of your original request; and
b explain the reasons why you are not satisfied with our response
If you remain dissatisfied with how your request for information has been dealt with you also have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether we have handled your request properly.

Information relating to your right to seek review is available from the Scottish Information Commissioner's web page at:

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or by contacting the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address:

Scottish Information Commissioner Telephone: 01334 464610
Kinburn Castle Fax: 01334 464611
Doubledykes Road e-mail: [email address]
St Andrews, Fife Website: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info

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Finally, should you wish to discuss the contents of this email, please contact me.

Yours Sincerely

Kathleen Connor
Freedom of Information Officer
Lews Castle College UHI

Direct Dial: 01851 770278
Email: [Lews Castle College request email]

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