Undergraduate law admissions: data on candidates applying through non-traditional routes

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Dear Oxford Brookes University,

I would like to request the following data relating to all law courses (i.e. both the single honours LLB or BA and any joint honours law courses) offered by your university.

I am requesting the data for candidates who received offers for one of the aforementioned law courses in the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 admissions cycles (I refer to these candidates as ‘the offerholders’).

If the data for 2018/2019 is not available for whatever reason, please provide it for 2016/2017 (I am looking for at least two admission cycles’ worth of data, in order to ensure that it is reliable).

I request the following data for each admissions cycle:

1. The total number of offerholders for the aforementioned law courses.

2. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or had completed BTECs as their most recent qualification.

3. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or had completed a Higher National Diploma (‘HND’) or Higher National Certificate (‘HNC’) as their most recent qualification.

4. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or had completed an Access to Higher Education diploma as their most recent qualification.

5. The number of offerholders who received offers while planning to resit their A-levels. (These individuals will show up on your system as having completed one set of A-levels already, with predictions for at least one other A-level).

I look forward to hearing from you. Let me know if I can be of assistance in any way.

Yours faithfully,

Samira El Amein

Vanna Leathart, Oxford Brookes University

Dear Samira El Amein,

Freedom of Information Act Request - our reference 2019-221.

Thank you for your email dated 22 September 2019 requesting information
from Oxford Brookes University about qualifications of Law students.

The University will respond on or before 18 October 2019, the date on
which the 20 working day response period permitted by the Freedom of
Information Act ends.

I may need to contact you again if the request needs to be clarified; this
is to ensure that we provide you with the information you require.

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

Yours Sincerely

Vanna Leathart
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Vanna Leathart
University Records Manager
IT Services
Oxford Brookes University
Tel: +44 (0)1865 484046
Please note my normal working days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Vanna Leathart, Oxford Brookes University

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Dear Samira El Amein,

Freedom of Information Act Request - our reference 2019-221.

Further to your email of 22 September 2019 asking for information from
Oxford Brookes University about qualifications of Law students I am able
to provide the following information in response to your request.

You asked:

I would like to request the following data relating to all law courses
(i.e. both the single honours LLB or BA and any joint honours law
courses) offered by your university.

I am requesting the data for candidates who received offers for one of
the aforementioned law courses in the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 admissions
cycles (I refer to these candidates as ‘the offerholders’).

If the data for 2018/2019 is not available for whatever reason, please
provide it for 2016/2017 (I am looking for at least two admission
cycles’ worth of data, in order to ensure that it is reliable).

I request the following data for each admissions cycle:

1. The total number of offerholders for the aforementioned law courses.

2. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or
had completed BTECs as their most recent qualification.

3. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or
had completed a Higher National Diploma (‘HND’) or Higher National
Certificate (‘HNC’) as their most recent qualification.

4. The number of offerholders who were either planning to complete or
had completed an Access to Higher Education diploma as their most recent
qualification.

5. The number of offerholders who received offers while planning to
resit their A-levels. (These individuals will show up on your system as
having completed one set of A-levels already, with predictions for at
least one other A-level).  

Our Response:

The information you requested is set out in the attached spreadsheet.

If this information does not address your requirements under the Freedom
of Information Act or you wish to complain about any aspect of the
handling of this request, then you should contact the undersigned in the
first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an
internal review by contacting the Director of Marketing and Communications
at Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford OX3
OBP (email: [1][email address] ).  Your request for internal
review should be submitted to us within 40 working days of receipt by you
of this response.

During the independent review the handling of your information request
will be reassessed by staff who were not involved in providing you with
this response. If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your
request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information
Commissioner at The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. Further contact information and
details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be
found on the Commissioner's website: [2]http://www.ico.org.uk/

Please note that the Information Commissioner is unlikely to investigate
your case until the University’s internal review process has been
completed.

Yours sincerely

Vanna Leathart

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Vanna Leathart
University Records Manager
IT Services
Oxford Brookes University
Tel: +44 (0)1865 484046

Please note my normal working days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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