G100 Admissions Information
Dear Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge,
I would like to request the following information for the G100 Mathematics/Maths with Physics course, for the application cycles of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 (To clarify, 2021 application cycle would refer to applicants applying in 2020 for entry in 2021 or deferred entry in 2022):
1. The total number of conditional offer holders (applicants who had received an offer for G100 at Lucy Cavendish and had STEP as a condition of their offer) who took STEP.
2. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who met the STEP condition of their offer.
3. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who missed their STEP condition but were still admitted to Lucy Cavendish, or another college, for G100.
4. The number, if any, of students who were admitted to Lucy Cavendish for G100 through the August Reconsideration Pool.
Yours faithfully,
Ms L. Tan
To Ms L. Tan
By email: Ms L. Tan [1][FOI #886242 email]
Dear Ms L Tan
Our Ref: F2022-018 Admissions for the G100 Mathematics/Maths with Physics
course
Further to your FOI request, set out below, I am responding on behalf of
Lucy Cavendish College as follows:
For the application cycles of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 (To
clarify, 2021 application cycle would refer to applicants applying in 2020
for entry in 2021 or deferred entry in 2022):
1. The total number of conditional offer holders (applicants who had
received an offer for G100 at Lucy Cavendish and had STEP as a condition
of their offer) who took STEP.
2. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who met the
STEP condition of their offer.
3. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who missed
their STEP condition but were still admitted to Lucy Cavendish, or another
college, for G100.
4. The number, if any, of students who were admitted to Lucy Cavendish for
G100 through the August Reconsideration Pool.
We do not keep information about unsuccessful applicants after the round
is complete, so this request is refused on the grounds that we do not hold
the data requested.
This request is also declined on the grounds that the numbers are
sufficiently small that it would risk identifying students, so is exempt
from
disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act.
For information, undergraduate admission statistics are available on the
University Website at:
[2]https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.u...
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint, you should write to me, at the
address below.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the College. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
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Ms Alison A Vinnicombe | Registrar, FOI Officer & Fellow
Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road, Cambridge, CB3 0BU
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From: Ms L. Tan <[FOI #886242 email]>
Sent: 11 August 2022 14:42
To: LCC Freedom of Information Officer <[Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - G100 Admissions Information
Dear Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge,
I would like to request the following information for the G100
Mathematics/Maths with Physics course, for the application cycles of 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 (To clarify, 2021 application cycle would refer
to applicants applying in 2020 for entry in 2021 or deferred entry in
2022):
1. The total number of conditional offer holders (applicants who had
received an offer for G100 at Lucy Cavendish and had STEP as a condition
of their offer) who took STEP.
2. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who met the
STEP condition of their offer.
3. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who missed
their STEP condition but were still admitted to Lucy Cavendish, or another
college, for G100.
4. The number, if any, of students who were admitted to Lucy Cavendish for
G100 through the August Reconsideration Pool.
Yours faithfully,
Ms L. Tan
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Dear Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge's handling of my FOI request 'G100 Admissions Information'.
The response I received noted that my request was refused because the information I requested is not held by Lucy Cavendish - because the college does not keep information on unsuccessful applicants.
However, my requests do not pertain to unsuccessful applicants.
I note as well that the request was also refused on the basis that the numbers are sufficiently small. This contradicts the first reason given - the information is either not held, or it is held and you know that the numbers are sufficiently small.
If you do hold the information, please could it be released as originally requested? If the numbers are sufficiently small, please could you provide the information in the form of ranges (e.g. 1-5, or <5) to prevent identification.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/g...
Yours faithfully,
Ms L. Tan
Dear Ms L Tan
I acknowledge receipt of your request for an internal review and will
respond to your following that exercise.
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Ms Alison A Vinnicombe | Registrar, FOI Officer & Fellow
Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road, Cambridge, CB3 0BU
T. 01223 339240 E. [2][Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge request email] W. [3]www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk
Lucy Cavendish College Registered Charity No: 1137875
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From: Ms L. Tan <[FOI #886242 email]>
Sent: 13 September 2022 17:14
To: LCC Freedom of Information Officer <[Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - G100
Admissions Information
Dear Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Lucy Cavendish College,
Cambridge's handling of my FOI request 'G100 Admissions Information'.
The response I received noted that my request was refused because the
information I requested is not held by Lucy Cavendish - because the
college does not keep information on unsuccessful applicants.
However, my requests do not pertain to unsuccessful applicants.
I note as well that the request was also refused on the basis that the
numbers are sufficiently small. This contradicts the first reason given -
the information is either not held, or it is held and you know that the
numbers are sufficiently small.
If you do hold the information, please could it be released as originally
requested? If the numbers are sufficiently small, please could you provide
the information in the form of ranges (e.g. 1-5, or <5) to prevent
identification.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[4]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/g...
Yours faithfully,
Ms L. Tan
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Dear Ms Tan
Our ref: F2022-018 G100 Admissions Information
Further to your request for an internal review of our response, I am
setting out below the results of the internal review:
Internal Review of Freedom of Information Request from Ms L Tan
I have carried out a review of the information provided in response to the
Freedom of Information request from Ms L Tan received on 11 August 2022 as
follows:
I would like to request the following information for the G100
Mathematics/Maths with Physics course, for the application cycles of 2017,
2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 (To clarify, 2021 application cycle would refer
to applicants applying in 2020 for entry in 2021 or deferred entry in
2022):
1. The total number of conditional offer holders (applicants who had
received an offer for G100 at Lucy Cavendish and had STEP as a condition
of their offer) who took STEP.
2. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who met the
STEP condition of their offer.
3. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who missed
their STEP condition but were still admitted to Lucy Cavendish, or another
college, for G100.
4. The number, if any, of students who were admitted to Lucy Cavendish for
G100 through the August Reconsideration Pool.
The answer provided was:
For the application cycles of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 (To
clarify, 2021 application cycle would refer to applicants applying in 2020
for entry in 2021 or deferred entry in 2022):
1. The total number of conditional offer holders (applicants who had
received an offer for G100 at Lucy Cavendish and had STEP as a condition
of their offer) who took STEP.
2. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who met the
STEP condition of their offer.
3. The number of conditional offer holders (as defined above) who missed
their STEP condition but were still admitted to Lucy Cavendish, or another
college, for G100.
4. The number, if any, of students who were admitted to Lucy Cavendish for
G100 through the August Reconsideration Pool.
We do not keep information about unsuccessful applicants after the round
is complete, so this request is refused on the grounds that we do not hold
the data requested.
This request is also declined on the grounds that the numbers are
sufficiently small that it would risk identifying students, so is exempt
from
disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act.
For information, undergraduate admission statistics are available on the
University Website at:
[1]https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.u...
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint, you should write to me, at the
address below.
I have reviewed the information held and provided by the College and
established the following:
The FOI request referred to ‘conditional offer-holders’, defined by the
request as ‘applicants who had received an offer for G100 at Lucy
Cavendish and had STEP as a condition of their offer’. As we specified in
the original response, we delete all data about ‘unsuccessful applicants’
after the round is complete, so cannot confirm how many offer-holders
overall took STEP so I confirm that the College could not answer the first
question, which asks for the total number.
And, in respect of questions 2, 3 and 4, our numbers are so small that
there is a risk of identifying individual students - hence the second
reason given for declining the original request. If it is helpful to Ms
Tan I can confirm that in all cases the answer to these questions is <5.
I therefore conclude that the College replied appropriately to this FOI
request.
Lesley Thompson
Bursar
29 09 22
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint, you should write to me, at the Lucy
Cavendish College address below.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
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ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the College. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Kind regards
Alison Vinnicombe
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Ms Alison A Vinnicombe | Freedom of Information Officer
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From: Ms L. Tan <[FOI #886242 email]>
Sent: 13 September 2022 17:14
To: LCC Freedom of Information Officer <[Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge request email]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - G100
Admissions Information
Dear Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Lucy Cavendish College,
Cambridge's handling of my FOI request 'G100 Admissions Information'.
The response I received noted that my request was refused because the
information I requested is not held by Lucy Cavendish - because the
college does not keep information on unsuccessful applicants.
However, my requests do not pertain to unsuccessful applicants.
I note as well that the request was also refused on the basis that the
numbers are sufficiently small. This contradicts the first reason given -
the information is either not held, or it is held and you know that the
numbers are sufficiently small.
If you do hold the information, please could it be released as originally
requested? If the numbers are sufficiently small, please could you provide
the information in the form of ranges (e.g. 1-5, or <5) to prevent
identification.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[7]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/g...
Yours faithfully,
Ms L. Tan
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