FOI request: Number of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students
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
Dear Ms Gray,
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Our Ref: 275-18
Thank you for your email below of 9 August, 2018 in which you requested
information concerning Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students.
The University will endeavour to respond to your request as quickly as
possible. In any event you will receive a response within the time set for
compliance, as prescribed in section 10 of the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 i.e. no later than 6 September, 2018.
It may prove necessary for the University to seek further clarification
from you, to assist it in identifying and locating the information
requested. If this is the case either I or one of my colleagues will write
to you in this respect. If clarification is required we will seek this at
the earliest opportunity.
In the meantime, should you have any questions about your information
request please do not hesitate to contact me. Please quote Ref number
275-18 in any future correspondence in this connection.
Yours sincerely,
June
June Weir
Information Assurance and Governance Officer
Office of the Principal
University of St Andrews
Butts Wynd Building
Butts Wynd
St Andrews KY16 9AJ
Fife, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776
The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland: No
SC013532
Dear Ms Gray,
Please find attached the University’s response to your request below for
information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Kind Regards
June
June Weir
Information Assurance and Governance Officer
Office of the Principal
University of St Andrews
Butts Wynd Building
Butts Wynd
St Andrews KY16 9AJ
Fife, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1334 462776
The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland: No
SC013532
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