Ethnicity Statistics of Academics
Dear University of Leicester,
I would like an answer to the following information requested under the Freedom of Information Act
1) The number and percentage of academics (lecturers and professors ) broken down by ethnicity, e.g. White: 40.1%, Indian, 9.2% etc., for the years listed below:
2010- 2011
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
Yours faithfully,
Teuta Hoxha
11th December 2017
Dear Teuta,
I write to acknowledge receipt of your request, dated 10th December 2017, made under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please note the effective date of the request, i.e. date of receipt of your request by the University of Leicester for processing, is 10th December 2017 and that the latest date by which the University must respond under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is 11th January 2018.
I will arrange for the information to which you are entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to be supplied to you as soon as reasonably possible, and in any event within the period set out by the Act.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries regarding your request.
Regards,
Claudia Perdomo-Pelaez
Information Assurance Officer
Information Assurance Services,
University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
t: +44 (0)116 229 7345
e: [email address]
w: www.le.ac.uk
Dear Teuta,
I write on behalf of the University of Leicester in response to your request, dated 10th December 2017, made under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Our response is in excel file attached.
Please note that due to the small numbers involved, and concerns over individuals being identified, we are choosing not to make specific numbers available. We have chosen to provide instead percentages. This decision has been made under the Section 40(2) exemption covering the personal data of third parties, and in line with ICO guidance on small numbers.
If you have any concerns or wish to complain or appeal about any aspect of this response then in the first instance please contact the University's Data Protection Officer (Mr Parmjit Gill: 0116 229 7946, [email address])
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I hope you find this response helpful. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any queries regarding the above.
Regards,
Claudia Perdomo-Pelaez
Information Assurance Officer
Information Assurance Services,
University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
t: +44 (0)116 229 7345
e: [email address]
w: www.le.ac.uk
Dear IAS,
Thank you for your response.
I want to request a second table with the number of academics categorised under their ethnicity as initially requested, I have received the percentage but would also like the number of academics in each category.
Yours sincerely,
Teuta Hoxha
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