Covid policy and universities

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Benjamin Butcher

Hello,

I am writing to request information regarding university policies towards covid:

1. Did you give students any refunds for tuition fees for reasons relating to covid, such as cancelled lectures or lack of face-to-face tuition - if so, please can you give a breakdown of:
a) How many students received refunds?
b) How much did they receive in total?
c) The highest amount received by a single student

2. Did you or a private accommodation provider give students any refunds for accommodation for reasons relating to covid, such as being unable to live in their halls - if so, please can you give a breakdown of:
a) How many students received refunds?
b) How much did they receive in total?
c) The highest amount received by a single student

3. Please supply the total amount reimbursed to students for covid-related reasons, including the categories mentioned in Questions 2 and Question 3. Please give a breakdown of other areas not covered in Questions 2 and Question 3 if possible.

4. How many outstanding requests for refunds related to covid are there?

5. In the 2021-22 academic year, what proportion of lectures have been given remotely in a) October 2021 and b) May 2022? If you are unable to give an exact figure, please supply any internal estimates.

6. In the 2022-23 academic year, what proportion of lectures are expected to be held remotely? If you are unable to give an exact figure, please supply any internal estimates or internal policy.

7. Please give a current estimate of the number of staff who were working from home in May 2022. Please give a brief description of your work-from-home policy.

Under section 16, you must supply advice if the advice and assistance if the request - please get in touch if you need to do so.

Yours faithfully,

Benjamin Butcher

Nottingham University, University of Nottingham

 
 
 
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Dear Mr Butcher
 
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Thank you for your request for information that was received on 7 June
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Dear Mr Butcher
 
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I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. 
I must apologise in the delay in asking you to clarify your request, both
a colleague who requested the clarification and I have been on annual
leave, so I did not see her email until I was back in the office today.W
we are not entirely clear on what information is being sought in question
3 and we would be grateful if you could please give some examples?
 
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Benjamin Butcher

Dear Nottingham University,

Ignore question 3.

Yours sincerely,

Benjamin Butcher

University of Nottingham

 
 
 
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Dear Mr Butcher
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
I am writing to ask you to clarify your request. 
I must apologise in the delay in asking you to clarify your request, both
a colleague who requested the clarification and I have been on annual
leave, so I did not see her email until I was back in the office today.W
we are not entirely clear on what information is being sought in question
3 and we would be grateful if you could please give some examples?
 
I will not be able to take this matter further without this extra
information from you. Please let me know by 19 July 2022.
 
If I do not hear from you within the timeframe provided, I shall take it
that you do not wish to pursue this request and will consider the request
closed. 
 
If you need assistance, please contact me.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Catherine Allin
Information Compliance and Quality Officer
Information Compliance and Security
 
Web: [1]www.nottingham.ac.uk/data-protection
 
Email: [2][email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
 
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Benjamin Butcher

Dear University of Nottingham,

Understood about resources - did you send this email today? Ditching an entire response with a one day clarification margin seems a bit intense!

Leave question 3 out cheers

Yours faithfully,

Benjamin Butcher

Nottingham University, University of Nottingham

 
 
 
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Dear Mr Butcher
 
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Thank you for your request for information that was received on 19 July
2022. To confirm the date we emailed you seeking clarification, this was
sent to you on the 5th July, not on the date your response was due which
you seem to imply. 
 
 
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all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and
to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Catherine Allin
Information Compliance and Quality Officer
Information Compliance and Security
 
Web: [1]www.nottingham.ac.uk/data-protection
 
Email: [2][email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
 
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Dear Mr Butcher
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 19 July 2022.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Catherine Allin
Information Compliance and Quality Officer
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Dear Mr Butcher
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 19 July 2022.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Catherine Allin
Information Compliance and Quality Officer
Information Compliance and Security
 
Web: [1]www.nottingham.ac.uk/data-protection
 
Email: [2][email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
 
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