INFORMATION COMPLIANCE TEAM
University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD
Ref. FOI/20210224/5
23 March 2021
Reply to request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
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Email dated 24 February 2021
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Request
I would like to receive the syllabuses and the reading lists for the Reception Theory (option B7) from
the MSt in Greek and/or Latin Languages and Literature, from year 2014-15 to year 2020-21.
Dear Ms Bertoglio
I write in reply to your email requesting the above information.
Please find this information attached, with the exception of the material for 2015-6 which unfortunately was not
located.
We have redacted the names of the academic staff responsible for delivering course material.
In taking this measure we are applying the exemption in section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA). Section 40(2) provides an exemption from disclosure for information that is the personal data of an
individual other than the requester, where disclosure would breach any of the data protection principles in
Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We consider that disclosure of the information
requested in the exact form requested would breach the first data protection principle, which requires that
personal data is processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner. Disclosure would be unfair to the
individuals concerned, as it would be contrary to their reasonable and legitimate expectations.
For the disclosure of personal data to be lawful, it must have a lawful basis under Article 6 of the GDPR. There
are six possible lawful bases in Article 6; we do not consider that any of them would be satisfied in respect of
the disclosure.
The exemption in section 40(2) is an absolute exemption and is not subject to the public interest test provided
for in section 2(2)(b) of the FOIA. To the extent that the public interest is relevant in this case, the University
considers it is satisfied by the attached information.
Please note that the attached information should not be copied, reproduced or used except in accordance with
the law of copyright. In particular, any re-use for commercial purposes would require the permission of the
University and/or any other copyright holders.
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Yours sincerely
Information Compliance Team
