Halliwells LLP/Chair of Audit Committee Ian Austin

The request was refused by University of Salford.

Dear University of Salford,

Given that Halliwells LLP - which recently went into administration - had Ian Austin as its Managing Partner up until the moment the iceberg hit, will the University of Salford be reviewing his position as Chair of their Audit Committee?

I would also like to know who within the University made the decision to pay Halliwells LLP to threaten me with unjustified accusations of defamation earlier this year, and whether Mr Austin was a party to this decision.

Yours faithfully,

Damien Shannon

Foi, University of Salford

Dear Mr Shannon,

Your request is viewed as vexatious and therefore will not be processed further as permitted under s14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

This email acts as a refusal notice as required under the Act.

If you wish to complain about the handling of this request we advise you to contact the Information Commissioner’s Office whose details are available online at: www.ico.gov.uk.

Regards
Matthew Stephenson

Matthew Stephenson
Head of Information Governance

Governance Services
University of Salford
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University of Salford
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-----Original Message-----
From: Damien Shannon [mailto:[FOI #43517 email]]
Sent: 03 August 2010 11:46
To: FOI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Halliwells LLP/Chair of Audit Committee Ian Austin

Dear University of Salford,

Given that Halliwells LLP - which recently went into administration
- had Ian Austin as its Managing Partner up until the moment the
iceberg hit, will the University of Salford be reviewing his
position as Chair of their Audit Committee?

I would also like to know who within the University made the
decision to pay Halliwells LLP to threaten me with unjustified
accusations of defamation earlier this year, and whether Mr Austin
was a party to this decision.

Yours faithfully,

Damien Shannon

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Dear Mr Stephenson,

Half of this request can be obtained under the Data Protection Act, the other half will be incorporated into my submission to HEFCE.

Yours sincerely,

Damien Shannon