FOI: bereavement services
Dear Middlesex University,
I am e-mailing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
If you have any questions or need clarification to complete my request, I would be grateful if you could contact me prior to the deadline of 20 working days from receiving my request.
I’m looking for information regarding the bereavement services which are available in your university or college. Please could you answer the following:
+Do you offer special provisions for counselling services for students specific to bereavement? Y/N
+Do you offer any support or counselling services for students? Y/N
+Do you have an institution wide policy/guidance regarding caring for students following a bereavement? Y/N
+Do your policies or practices exclusively relate to support for students who have lost parents or does your support factor in other forms of bereavement, such as losing a sibling?
+Can you tell me what special provision you have for offering extensions and academic breaks in study after a bereavement?
+How much money did you allocate to counselling and support services for bereavement per year (Jan 2016-Jan 2019)?
+If you feel you would like to offer an opinion, would you say your institution feels you are offered enough from the Government in order to support students who have experienced bereavement while studying?
I understand that under the Act, I should be entitled to a response within 20 working days. I would be grateful if you could confirm via e-mail that you have received this request.
Regards,
Georgia Coan + Poppy Damon
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Yours faithfully,
Poppy Damon
Please note I am out of the office at an external event on Wednesday 3
July.
I will respond to your message as soon as possible on my return.
Thanks,
John.
Dear Ms Damon,
I acknowledge your request for information received on 3 July 2019.
Your request is being considered and if the information is held you will
receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20
working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to
the information not being exempt.
I may contact you if the request needs to be clarified; this is to ensure
that we provide you with the information you require.
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accordance with the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
Best wishes,
John.
John Gilchrist
Data Protection Officer
Middlesex University
The Burroughs
Hendon
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Dear Ms Damon,
Please see attached the response to your FOI request made on 3 July 2019.
Best wishes,
John
John Gilchrist
Data Protection Officer
Middlesex University
The Burroughs
Hendon
London NW4 4BT
T: +44(0) 208 411 4061
E: [1][email address]
W: [2]mdx.ac.uk
[3]cid:image001.png@01D2D630.5B558030
For further information as to how we process personal data:
[4]http://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/policies/p...
References
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