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Dear Jack,

Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) 2000. I apologise for the delay of the provision of
this response.

We confirm that we hold information of the description specified in your
request; please see our response below and attached.

Your request

Under the Freedom of Information act, I would like to know for every
postgraduate programme for the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 admission
cycles:

- the programme name,
- the programme code,
- the number of applications,
- the number of offers made,
- the number of acceptances

Our response

Please see the tables attached which show the number of applications,
offers made and accepted and enrolments for UCL postgraduate courses for
the 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 admission cycles.

As you can see, we are unable to disclose the exact number of individuals
where 5 or fewer applied, were made an offer, accepted an offer or
enrolled in a programme. This is because to provide the exact numbers may
inadvertently lead to the identification of these individuals. Whilst
there are no personally identifiable details within the data being
withheld, that data, when combined with other data that may already be
available in the public domain, could be used by ‘motivated intruders’ and
other knowledgeable third parties to identify the individuals concerned.
Linking together separate strands of data available in this way can
indirectly lead to an individual being identified which would breach the
first data protection principle. Further, these individuals would have no
expectation that their identities, by virtue of disclosing this type of
information, would be made known to the wider public and it would be
considered unfair to do so.

As this data would be likely to become personal data, this information is
exempt from disclosure and has been withheld under section 40(2) of the
FOIA by virtue of s40(3A)(a). Section 40(2) of the FOIA allows a public
authority to withhold information under the FOIA where (i) the requested
information is personal data relating to someone other than the requester
and (ii) its disclosure would breach any of the data protection
principles.

It is for these reasons that this information is exempt under section
40(2) of the Act. As the section 40(2) exemption is absolute, there is no
need to conduct a public interest test.

You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including
for non-commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for
the purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for
example by publishing or issuing copies to the public, will require the
permission of the copyright owner.

If you have any queries or concerns, please contact me using the details
provided in this letter and including the request reference number. If you
are unhappy with our response to your request and wish to make a complaint
or request a review of our decision, please email [1][email address].
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University College London
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London
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than two months after the initial decision will not be handled.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you may
apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) by using the
following web address: [2]www.ico.org.uk/foicomplaints or by writing to
the ICO at the following address:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
SK9 5AF

0303 123 1113

[3]https://ico.org.uk/

You should do this within two months of our final decision. Further
information on the FOIA is available on the ICO’s website:
[4]https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/offici....

Kind regards,

Fawwaz Noibi

Data Protection and Freedom of Information Administrator

Data Protection Office

Office of the General Counsel

University College London

Tel:        020 3108 6389 (ext. 56389)

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