Freedom of Information request compliance
Dear University of Edinburgh,
I would like to know, during each of the calendar years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 (to date)
(i) On how many occasions has the University of Edinburgh failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request within the statutory 20 working day time limit required by law.
(ii) On how many occasions, when an internal review has been requested, has the University of Edinburgh failed to conduct an internal review and notify the requesting party of the outcome of the internal review within the 20 working day timeframe mentioned in the ICO Code of Practice.
I would like each of (i) and (ii) as an absolute number e.g. 4, and a percentage e.g. 10% of requests received.
Yours faithfully,
Raymond Perry
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statutory timescales.
Please note that if you have only provided your first (or given) name in
the body of your email your request will not be valid. To ensure your
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that if you do not provide your real name or the name of the person on
whose behalf you are making the request, you will lose your right to
appeal to the Commissioner should you be unhappy with the handling of your
request. The guidance also explains what constitutes a real name for the
purposes of making a request valid. Please refer to the guidance for
further details.
[2]The University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.
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Dear Raymond Perry
Thank you for your email of 23rd March 2023 requesting information about
freedom of information requests and internal review requests. I am writing
to let you know that we have received your request and will process it as
soon as reasonably possible, and within 20 working days of the day we
received the request. We will reply by 21st April.
The [1]University of Edinburgh's request privacy notice, which describes
how we use the information you have supplied about yourself and your
request, is published on the University website.
Yours sincerely
Celia Jenkins
Records Management
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Dear Raymond Perry
Thank you for your email of 23 March 2023 requesting information. Please
find the University's response attached.
Yours sincerely
Celia Jenkins
Records Management Section
University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL
[1]https://www.ed.ac.uk/records-management
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