Internal Audit report
Dear Sir or Madam,
Could you provide me with a copy of the Internal Audit report on Identity management that I am told has been published internally?
Yours faithfully,
Julian King
Dear Mr King,
Further to your Freedom of Information request, please find enclosed the University's response.
Kind Regards,
FOI Team
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University of Cambridge
Secretariat, The Old Schools
Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN
T: (01223 7)64142
F: (01223 3)32332
[email address]
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of University of Cambridge's handling of my FOI request 'Internal Audit report'.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/in...
It seems somewhat unlikely that every single aspect of the auditors report is so sensitive as to prevent any aspect of it being released. The names of the auditors and people involved in the process, for example should be available.
I understand that standard practice would be to offer the document with sensitive portions removed.
Yours sincerely,
Julian King
Dear Mr King,
Your email has been passed on to the Officer responsible for dealing with Reviews of FOI cases.
Kind Regards
FOI Team
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University of Cambridge
Secretariat, The Old Schools
Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN
T: (01223 7)64142
F: (01223 3)32332
[email address]
Alex Skene left an annotation ()
The following Decision Notice by the ICO shows that the Act should allow for provision of documents under most circumstances.
http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/d...
Paragraph 18
"Defra has advised the Commissioner that public authorities are only required to release information, not documents. Consequently, it believes that to provide a summary is adequate. The Commissioner does not accept this view. The Act provides a right of access to recorded information held by a public authority. This will normally be fulfilled through access to existing documents or electronic media, though in some cases the information can, or should, be disclosed through other means. The Commissioner’s approach is consistent with paragraph 6 of the Explanatory Notes to the Act which states that the Act provides access to documents, or copies of documents as well as to information."
This is backed up by the MoJ
http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/foi-p...
"The right of access in the Freedom of Information Act is to information not documents. However, if the requester asks for the information to be made available in a particular way, you must comply with this so far as is reasonably practical ... Sometimes applicants will request information in a particular form, perhaps asking for a copy of the minutes of a particular meeting. If it is reasonable to comply with an applicant's request as to the form in which information is disclosed, you are obliged to comply with that requested"
Please find attached a letter from the Administrative Secretary.
University Offices
The Old Schools
Cambridge
CB2 1TN
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Julian King left an annotation ()
I don't agree with their response. I strongly suspect that it is illegal, and unhelpful, but I don't care about this issue enough to force the point.
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Richard Taylor left an annotation ()
Cambridge University have written:
"Please note that the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) entitles individuals to have access to information and not to documents."