FOI request: Number of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students

Basia Cummings made this Freedom of Information request to BPP University Limited as part of a batch sent to 146 authorities
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To whom it may concern,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my enquiry as specifically as possible. If however this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you would contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.

I would like to find out the number of people who define their ethnicity as Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (or equivalent) who are accepted to study at the university each academic year. I would also like to discover whether these figures have changed over the past 10 years.

As such, could the following information please be made available:

a) The number of people who define their ethnicity as Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (or equivalent) who applied to study at the university each year for entry in the academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019.

b) The overall number of people who applied to study at the university each year for entry in the academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019. I would like these figures broken down by ethnicity.

c) The number of people who define their ethnicity as Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (or equivalent) who were accepted to study at the university each year for entry in the academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019.

d) b) The overall number of people accepted to study at the university each year for entry in the academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019. I would like these figures broken down by ethnicity.

Where possible, I would like all application/ acceptance figures to be broken down by undergraduate/ postgraduate study.

I understand that under the Act, I should be entitled to a response within 20 working days. I would be grateful if you would confirm in writing that you have received this request.

Yours faithfully,

Jasmin Gray

Boryana Peevska-Cutting, BPP University Limited

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From: [1]Basia Cummings
Sent: 09 August 2018 19:05
To: [2]Boryana Peevska-Cutting
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI request: Number of Gypsy,
Roma and Traveller students

 

Please note that this message is from outside of the organisation.

To whom it may concern,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to
which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In order to
assist you with this request, I am outlining my enquiry as specifically as
possible. If however this request is too wide or unclear, I would be
grateful if you would contact me as I understand that under the Act, you
are required to advise and assist requesters.

I would like to find out the number of people who define their ethnicity
as Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (or equivalent) who are accepted to study at
the university each academic year. I would also like to discover whether
these figures have changed over the past 10 years.

As such, could the following information please be made available:

a) The number of people who define their ethnicity as Gypsy, Roma and
Traveller (or equivalent) who applied to study at the university each year
for entry in the academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011,
2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017,
2017/2018, 2018/2019.

b) The overall number of people who applied to study at the university
each year for entry in the academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011,
2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017,
2017/2018, 2018/2019. I would like these figures broken down by ethnicity.

c) The number of people who define their ethnicity as Gypsy, Roma and
Traveller (or equivalent) who were accepted to study at the university
each year for entry in the academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011,
2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017,
2017/2018, 2018/2019.

d) b) The overall number of people accepted to study at the university
each year for entry in the academic years 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011,
2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017,
2017/2018, 2018/2019. I would like these figures broken down by ethnicity.

Where possible, I would like all application/ acceptance figures to be
broken down by undergraduate/ postgraduate study.

I understand that under the Act, I should be entitled to a response within
20 working days. I would be grateful if you would confirm in writing that
you have received this request.

Yours faithfully,

Jasmin Gray

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