Thank you for your email. The University’s working arrangements are
affected by the Coronavirus outbreak but we will respond to your enquiry
as soon as possible.

Freedom of Information Requests

While we will make all efforts to respond to requests promptly, the
Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force on 7 April, has
temporarily extended the maximum timescales for responding to requests for
information and internal reviews received under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 to 60 working days. Further information about this
change is published on the [1]Scottish Information Commissioner’s website.

Environmental Information Requests and Subject Access Requests

The Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and data
protection legislation have not changed. Again, we will make all efforts
to respond to information requests as soon as possible, however please be
aware that in some cases we will not be able to respond within statutory
timescales. The Scottish Information Commissioner’s approach to late
responses to environmental information requests is available through the
web link above. The [2]Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website
also provides guidance about subject access requests and other information
rights under data protection law at the present time.

know.

[3]The University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland,
with registration number SC005336.

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Dear Austin Li

Thank you for your email of 8 May requesting information about
postgraduate admissions and Chinese students in 2019/2020.

As explained in our automatic reply message, the University’s working
arrangements are affected by the Coronavirus outbreak. Unfortunately, I am
currently unable to tell you exactly when you will receive a response to
your request. However, I can confirm that it is actively being progressed
and that we are making all efforts to respond to your request promptly.
The [1]Scottish Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a statement
about requests during the Covid-19 pandemic which you may find helpful.

If you are unhappy with the way the University has handled your request,
you do have the right to ask the University to conduct an internal review
of the reasons for the delay. The [2]Scottish Information Commissioner’s
guidance about this during the Covid-19 pandemic is available on their
website. If you wish to submit a review request you should write to the
Records Management Section (using this email address), describing the
original request, explaining your grounds for dissatisfaction, and
including an address for correspondence. When the review process is
complete, if you are still dissatisfied, you may use the Scottish
Information Commissioner’s guidance on making an appeal to make an appeal
to the Commissioner. 

[3]The University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.

Yours sincerely

Mark Hepworth

Information Compliance Officer

Records Management Section

The University of Edinburgh | Old College | South Bridge | Edinburgh | EH8
9YL

Telephone: 0131 651 4099

Email: [4][University of Edinburgh request email]

Website: [5]http://www.ed.ac.uk/records-management

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland,
with registration number SC005336.

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Dear Austin Li

Thank you for your email of 8 May requesting information about
postgraduate admissions and Chinese students in 2019/2020.

We apologise again for the delay in responding to your request. Please
find our response attached.

Yours sincerely

Mark Hepworth

Information Compliance Officer

Records Management Section

The University of Edinburgh | Old College | South Bridge | Edinburgh | EH8
9YL

Telephone: 0131 651 4099

Email: [1][University of Edinburgh request email]

Website: [2]http://www.ed.ac.uk/records-management

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland,
with registration number SC005336.

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