FOI request: Number of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students

The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama did not have the information requested.

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

Imran Sheikh, The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama

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Dear Jasmin,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request received by the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama on 09 August 2018.

I think it would be helpful to first explain the structure of the Conservatoire; the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama (‘CDD’) itself is a small organisation with approximately 9 FTE staff (many of whom work part-time), and is a separate legal entity to the eight specialist schools. Its degrees are validated by other institutions.

Please note that the Conservatoire can supply this information going back to 2013 and that we only have ethnicity information split by White/BME. Please find the data attached.

For further information you may need to contact the schools, but I hope this is still helpful.

Kind regards,

Imran

Imran Sheikh
Data Officer
Conservatoire for Dance and Drama
Tel: 020 7874 7076
Email: [The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama request email]

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