Dear Ms Spencer Fern,

 

Re: Freedom of Information request - Interviews for 3 year classics course
December 2021 and 2022

 

I refer to your e-mail below dated 28 April 2023, the contents of which
are noted.  The response on behalf of Clare College regarding your request
for information made under the Freedom of Information Act 2020 is as
follows:

 

1.       Whether pre-interview reading was given to applicants for the
three year Classics course for interviews in 2021 (for 2022 entry) and
2022 (for 2023 entry). Please list the information separately for each
year.

2022 entry: No.

 

2.       Whether any pre-reading given as per paragraph 1. above was
invigilated. Please list the information separately for each year.

2022 entry: Not applicable.

 

3.       Whether any pre-reading given contained a citation.

2022 entry: Not applicable.

 

Regarding the information requested for the 2023 entry UCAS cycles,
insofar as it is held (noting that the current undergraduate applications
cycle is ongoing), is exempt under section 36(2)(c) of the Act because its
disclosure would be likely to prejudice the effective conduct of public
affairs, in this case the integrity of the College’s applications and
admissions process which form a fundamental part of its mission as an
educational institution.  The opinion of the qualified person has been
sought for this application of section 36 given that the information is
not statistical in nature.

 

The College considers that the disclosure of information about
applications made within the current cycle would be likely to prejudice
the notion of a fair and confidential admissions process whereby each
applicant has the same information at their disposal and partial granular
data is not disclosed to specific members of the public while the process
is ongoing.  As this is a qualified exemption, the College has considered
whether, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in
maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the
information.  The College considers that, while some people might have an
understandable private interest in this information, there is no genuine
public interest in them when set against the extensive statistical
information available about previous admissions cycles published at
[1]https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.u..., coupled
with the prevailing public interest in maintaining a level playing field
in terms of the information available to all applicants.

 

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the request, please request
an internal review of the decision.  If, after following those procedures
you are still not satisfied with the way in which your request has been
dealt with you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.  Generally, the Commissioner will not entertain your complaint
unless you have exhausted any relevant internal review procedures.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Emma Easterbrook

 

 

 

Miss Emma Easterbrook

Assistant Bursar

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