FOI Request – FOI1920/03/17 I refer to your Freedom of Information request received on 16th March 2020
Your Request
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I would like to know:
1. The subsidies provided by the university, to external bus companies operating university bus
routes, for the last 5 complete academic years (2014/15 to 2018/19), broken down by the fol owing
where possible:
• Student travel
• University staff travel
• Any other subsidy provided
If the breakdown is not possible, a single subsidy figure for each academic year would be
acceptable.
2. The expenditure on, and income from, any university provided bus services, including shuttle
buses, for the last 5 complete academic years (2014/15 to 2018/19), broken down by the fol owing
where possible:
• Student travel
• University staff travel
• Bus staff salary
• Equipment costs, covering vehicles and facilities
• Any other operating costs
If the breakdown is not possible, a single expenditure and single income figure for each academic
year would be acceptable.
3. The number of complaints received by the university regarding university bus services, for the
last 5 complete academic years (2014/15 to 2018/19).
University’s Response
Further to Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the “Act”) we confirm that the
information requested is partially held by the University of Sunderland (the “University”).
Due to the finance reporting system, please note it is not possible to break the costs and subsidies
down into further detail.
1.
Academic Year 2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
Amount
£87,360.08
£104,638.22 £117,961.73 £99,196.64
£100,959.25
2.
The University is unable to provide an income figure. Any income received is offset against total
costs.
Academic Year 2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
Cost
£72,527.51
£73,560.70
£67,576.77
£101,008.85 £61,691.15
3. This information is not available. The bus service is ran by an external third party service, and as
such any complaints are directed to them. The University is a partner in the route which serves key
areas in Central Sunderland.
If you have any further enquiries about this matter, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0191
515 2627, or by emailin
g xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx. Kind regards,
Kate O’Neil
Compliance & Legal Administrator
Human Resources, Legal & Governance
University of Sunderland
Chester Road
Sunderland
SR1 3SD