University hate convictions
Hello,
I hope whoever is reading this is keeping well.
This is a request for information under the FOI Act.
Please can you answer the following questions for the academic years of: 2018/9, 2019/20, 2020/21:
1) Over this time period, how many people (undergraduate students and postgraduate students) applied to enroll to an undergraduate course at your university who was found (either by self-declaration or when prompted to disclose any criminal convictions) to have had a conviction for any sort of religious or racial hate crime incident or abuse. Can you provide the information in terms of individuals applying to enrol at your university to start at the beginning of these academic years. i.e. this includes those applying in, say December 2017, for enrollment in 2018/9. I want to be clear that I am asking about students who declare (or who have been found to have) a criminal conviction, through their application to the University.
I am defining 'religious hate crime or abuse' as any crime relating to verbal and physical abuse, bullying, threatening behaviour, online abuse or damage to property on the grounds of race or religion.
When answering Q1, please can you state the types of convictions disclosed (and how many times this type of conviction was disclosed).
2) How many of the people identified in Q1 were subsequently allocated to live in (university maintained/owned) residential settings (either in apartments or shared accommodation blocks on campus, for example) with students who identified as being from a 'BAME' background or a 'religious' background?
When answering Q2, please can you specify the type of residential setting, and whether the student who was allocated a house with the student convicted of a hate/religious crime identified as 'black' or 'Asian' or another ethnic minority, and the type of religion (i.e. 'christian' or 'Muslim') they identified as.
Best,
Yohannes
Dear Yohannes
The University acknowledges receipt of your request and will get back to
you as soon as possible.
The Freedom of Information Team will contact you if we require any further
information.
Yours sincerely,
Lynsey Green
Lynsey Green
Information Compliance Officer | Department of Governance
Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA,Scotland,
United Kingdom
Dear Mr Lowe
I refer to your request for information below with response included.
Please can you answer the following questions for the academic
years of: 2018/9, 2019/20, 2020/21:
1) Over this time period, how many people (undergraduate students and
postgraduate students) applied to enroll to an undergraduate course at
your university who was found (either by self-declaration or when prompted
to disclose any criminal convictions) to have had a conviction for any
sort of religious or racial hate crime incident or abuse. Can you provide
the information in terms of individuals applying to enrol at your
university to start at the beginning of these academic years. i.e. this
includes those applying in, say December 2017, for enrollment in 2018/9. I
want to be clear that I am asking about students who declare (or who have
been found to have) a criminal conviction, through their
application/enrollment to the University.
I am defining 'religious hate crime or abuse' as any crime relating to
verbal and physical abuse, bullying, threatening behaviour, online abuse
or damage to property on the grounds of race or religion.
When answering Q1, please can you state the types of convictions disclosed
(and how many times this type of conviction was disclosed).
The University does not hold this information as it has not
collated the information you require. Details of the risk assessment
undertaken in respect of applicants holding unspent
criminal convictions can be found in our attached Criminal Convictions
Policy.
Please see Note 1 below.
2) How many of the people identified in Q1 were subsequently allocated to
live in (university maintained/owned) residential settings (either in
apartments or shared accommodation blocks on campus, for example) with
students who identified as being from a 'BAME' background or a 'religious'
background?
When answering Q2, please can you specify the type of residential
setting, and whether the student who was allocated a house with the
student convicted of a hate/religious crime identified as 'black' or
'Asian' or another ethnic minority, and the type of religion
(i.e. 'christian' or 'Muslim') they identified as.
The University does not hold this information. Please see Note 1 below.
Note 1
The University does not hold this information. Therefore, the University
is relying on the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 Section
17(1)(b) Information not held.
Please find attached a review notice setting out the steps you may take if
you are not satisfied with the response provided to your request. If there
are any questions in relation to this request, please contact the
University at [1][email address]
Yours Sincerely,
Lynsey Green
Lynsey Green
Information Compliance Officer | Department of Governance
Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA,Scotland,
United Kingdom
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From: Freedom of Information Enquiries
Sent: 22 July 2021 10:21
To: 'Yohannes Lowe' <[FOI #776406 email]>
Cc: Freedom of Information Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: FOI/159/2021: Hate Convictions
Dear Yohannes
The University acknowledges receipt of your request and will get back to
you as soon as possible.
The Freedom of Information Team will contact you if we require any further
information.
Yours sincerely,
Lynsey Green
Lynsey Green
Information Compliance Officer | Department of Governance
Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA,Scotland,
United Kingdom
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