Links to Israeli Universities
Dear University of Bedfordshire,
I am writing to formally request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Specifically, I would like to request the following details:
What Israeli universities does the university have links with?
- This includes, but is not limited to, exchange programmes, joint research projects and information exchanges
What is the nature of these links with Israeli universities and what agreements underpin these?
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you need any clarification on any part of my request, then please contact me using this email address.
Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way before the twentieth working day. If for any reason you are not able to fulfil all parts of my request, please respond to those that you can respond to, setting out your reasons for not responding to the entire request.
Should you require any clarification or further details regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact me via email. I am more than willing to discuss and refine the request as needed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Beth Appleton
Dear University of Bedfordshire,
I am writing with respect to my FOI request entitled "Links to Israeli Universities" that was sent on 10 September.
I am yet to receive a response to the request, which, by law, should have been answered by 8 October. Please would you be able to provide me with an update on when I can expect the information requested?
Yours faithfully,
Beth Appleton
Dear Beth Appleton,
Thank you for your patience, and I apologise for the delay in responding
to your Freedom of Information (FOI) request dated 10 October 2024. We
acknowledge that this response has not met the expected timeframe, and we
are committed to improving our processes in the future. Due to recent
staffing shortages and the temporary unavailability of personnel to
monitor the FOI inbox, we experienced delays in processing incoming
requests. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused and want to
assure you that we are now actively working to address all outstanding
requests as swiftly as possible.
Having reviewed our records, we can confirm no such links at the
University of Bedfordshire.
Please feel free to reach out if you have further questions or need
additional information regarding this matter. We appreciate your
understanding and patience as we work to fulfil your request.
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Yours sincerely,
The FOI Team
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LU1 3JU
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Sent: 14 October 2024 15:15
To: Legal Office <[University of Bedfordshire request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Links to Israeli
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Dear University of Bedfordshire,
I am writing with respect to my FOI request entitled "Links to Israeli
Universities" that was sent on 10 September.
I am yet to receive a response to the request, which, by law, should have
been answered by 8 October. Please would you be able to provide me with an
update on when I can expect the information requested?
Yours faithfully,
Beth Appleton
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