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Dear Requester

Could you please provide us with your full name? This is required under Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Kind regards
Janine

Janine Small
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Adviser
University College London
Legal Services
Data Protection: [email address] FOI: [UCL request email]

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Dear Chaya

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request of 6^th March 2023. 

We have completed the compilation of information in response to your
request for information about the average grade and the number of students
awarded 80%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%, 40-49% and <40% for the following UCL
modules during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years:

• International Macroeconomics (SESS0068)
• Economics of Political Institutions (SESS0073)
• The Economics of the Family (SESS0042)
• International Trade (SESS0063)
• Labour Economics (SESS0095)
• Governance and Corruption (SESS0002)
• Understanding and Analysing Data (SESS0006)
• History of the Soviet Union (HIST0721)
• 1989 Crisis and the New Global Revolutions (SESS0050)

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

Please note:  where information has not been provided for a module, there
were no students taking that module in that academic year.

As you will see within the attached spreadsheet, where the number of
students who achieved a particular range of marks is five or fewer, this
information has been withheld (represented as ≤5).  This information has
been withheld because, with such low numbers, even providing this
information on an anonymised basis there is a risk the individuals may be
identifiable which means that these are 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 Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) by virtue of
Section 40(3A)(i).

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,

Janine Small

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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Dear Chaya

The information provided to you on 23rd March does include the 80%+ and 70-79% ranges. I attach a copy of the spreadsheet with those ranges highlighted for you.

Kind regards
Janine

Janine Small
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Adviser University College London Legal Services Data Protection: [email address] FOI: [UCL request email]

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