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Dear Mr M,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request of 24 August 2023. 

We have completed the compilation of information in response to your
request which read:

Please could you provide me the number of people given an offer onto your
following courses who retook any of their A-Levels:

BSc Computer Science

MEng Computer Science

In the following years of entry: 2023, 2022, 2021

We can confirm that we do hold information of the description specified in
your request and this information is provided below.

OUR RESPONSE

  2021 2022 2023
BSc Computer Science 11 18 11
MEng Computer Science ˜5 ˜5 0

As you will see within the table above, where the number of students is 5
or fewer (˜5), the information has been withheld because, with such low
numbers, even providing this information without names it is possible that
the underlying individuals could be identified, which means that this is
personal data of third parties or, if linked with other personal
identifiers in the public domain, would be likely to become personal data.
This information has been withheld under Section 40(2) of the FOIA by
virtue of Section 40(3A)(a).

Section 40(2) of the FOIA allows a public authority to withhold
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breaches the first Data Protection principle.

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Dear OM,

Thank you for your response.

As this is a request for new information, we will be treating this as a new Freedom of Information request and we will be in touch with a response as soon as we can.

Kind regards

Josh

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Dear OM,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request of 19 September 2023.

We have completed the compilation of information in response to your
follow up request to FOI 023-599, which read:

If it is possible, may I know how the number of applicants in these years
who retook A-level Math as at least one of their A-levels.

We can confirm that we do hold information of the description specified in
your request and this information is provided below.

OUR RESPONSE

Maths Retake Maths Retake Maths Retake
  2021 2022 2023
BSc Computer Science 6 13 8
MEng Computer
Science ˜5 ˜5 0

As you will see within the table above, where the number of students is 5
or fewer (˜5), the information has been withheld because, with such low
numbers, even providing this information without names it is possible that
the underlying individuals could be identified, which means that this is
personal data of third parties or, if linked with other personal
identifiers in the public domain, would be likely to become personal data.
This information has been withheld under Section 40(2) of the FOIA by
virtue of Section 40(3A)(a).

Section 40(2) of the FOIA allows a public authority to withhold
information under the FOIA where (i) the requested information is personal
data relating to someone other than the requester and (ii) its disclosure
would breach any of the Data Protection principles. In this case, we
believe that the requested information could relate to and identify
individuals and therefore would be personal data. The disclosure of these
personal data would not be within the reasonable expectations of the
individuals concerned and it would be unfair to do so; this therefore
breaches the first Data Protection principle.

As the Section 40(2) exemption is an absolute one, there is no need to
conduct a public interest test.

You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including
for non-commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for
the purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for
example by publishing or issuing copies to the public, will require the
permission of the copyright owner.

If you are unhappy with our response to your request and wish to make a
complaint or request a review of our decision, please email
[1][email address]. Emails should include the words ‘Internal
Review’ in the subject and be marked For the Attention of the
Vice-President (Operations), alternatively you should write to:

Vice-President (Operations)

University College London

Gower Street

London

WC1E 6BT

Please note, complaints and requests for internal review received more
than two months after the initial decision will not be handled.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you may
apply directly to the Information Commissioner at the address given below.
You should do this within two months of our final decision.

If you have any queries or concerns, please contact me using the details
provided in this letter and including the request reference number.

Further information on the Freedom of Information Act is available from
the Information Commissioner’s Office:

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

SK9 5AF

01625 545700

[2]www.ico.org.uk

[3][email address]

Kind regards,

Josh Keyte

Data Protection and Freedom of Information Adviser

University College London

Legal Services

Data Protection: [4][email address] FOI: [5][UCL request email]

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