Email Correspondence on Conduct of Scouts

The request was refused by University College, Oxford.

Dear University College, Oxford,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information:

1. Any email correspondence (including attachments) from September 2020 to December 2020 between students at University College and the Head of Hospitality and Accommodation that discusses the conduct of scouts in relation to COVID-19 guidelines.

2. Any internal email correspondence (including attachments) from September 2020 to December 2020 by the Head of Housekeeping and Accommodation to any staff in University College that discusses the conduct of scouts in relation to COVID-19 guidelines.

Please note, emails referring to 'the conduct of scouts in relation to COVID-19 guidelines' could include any email complaints around scouts not following COVID-19 guidelines, any emails sent to scouts or other staff on how scouts should follow COVID-19 guidelines, or any other emails that explicitly discuss how scouts have or should be following COVID-19 guidelines.

Please provide the information in an electronic form.

If this request is unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.

If any information is redacted or cannot be provided, can you please explain under which exemption(s) of the Freedom of Information Act this action has been taken.

I understand that you are required to respond to my request within the 20 working days after you receive this letter. I would be grateful if you could confirm via email that you have received this request.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Kayanja (MK)

Freedom of Information, University College, Oxford

Dear Mr Kayanja,

The College declines to answer this request.

The information that you are seeking, if it indeed exists for Univ, would be far too easy to interrogate to identify individuals within the Housekeeping team. Therefore exclusion 40 of the Freedom of Information Act applies.

Best wishes,

University College Freedom of Information

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