The University's Careers Services' business expenditure

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Dear De Montfort University,

Could you please provide me with the following information regarding the University’s Careers Services and its business relationships with private ltd companies?

For the academic years 2016/17 OR 2017/18:

• What was the total expenditure budget of the University’s Careers Services (excluding operational costs such as salaries)?
• How many private ltd companies did the University’s Careers Service do business with?
• Approximately how much did the University’s Careers Services spent on acquiring products and services from third-party private companies?
• How much did the University’s Careers Services spend on careers literature (booklets, leaflets, handouts, etc.) provided by Graduate Prospects ltd?

Many thanks!

Yours faithfully,

Mark McCaree

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Freedom of Information, De Montfort University

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Dear Mark,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000-INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Your request for information has been considered under the requirements of
the Freedom of Information Act and our response is as follows:

 

 

For the academic years 2016/17 OR 2017/18:

 

•             What was the total expenditure budget of the University’s
Careers Services (excluding operational costs such as salaries)?

 

£121,000 (this excludes salaries but does include certain other
operational costs - depending how 'operational' is defined - e.g. it does
include IT equipment, stationery & mobile phone charges)

 

•             How many private ltd companies did the University’s Careers
Service do business with?

 

15

 

•             Approximately how much did the University’s Careers Services
spent on acquiring products and services from third-party private
companies?

 

£71,436

 

•             How much did the University’s Careers Services spend on
careers literature (booklets, leaflets, handouts, etc.) provided by
Graduate Prospects ltd?

 

0

 

 

If you have any queries please get in touch with me to discuss them.  You
might like to know that the University’s website [1]www.dmu.ac.uk contains
a section on the Freedom of Information Act that lists other publications
readily available from the University under its Publication Scheme.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Starkey

Information Governance Manager

Information Technology & Media Services

 

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

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From: Freedom of Information
Sent: 04 October 2018 15:24
To: Mark McCaree <[FOI #523848 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - The University's Careers
Services' business expenditure (Ref: 808)

 

Dear Sir,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

 

Thank you for your email request below.  

 

Your request is being considered and if the information is held you will
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the information not being exempt.

 

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will contact you and ask you amend your request to bring it below this
time limit. We will assist you with suggestions of how this might be
achieved.

 

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Please note that some information you have requested may not be provided
to you; this will only be information that can be withheld by law.  In
most cases the reasons will be explained to you along with your copy of
any information that can be released to you.

In order to ensure a prompt response to any communication, please ensure
that any further emails are copied to [4][De Montfort University request email].

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Starkey

Information Governance Manager, ITMS

DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY

T: +44 (0)116 2577655

E: [5][email address]

W: dmu.ac.uk

 

Responsible for: Freedom of Information, Data Protection Act compliance
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