Meetings about protests
Dear St George's University of London,
Please can you provide the following information.
1. A list of any and all meetings between the police and any university staff which have taken place at your university since 1 October 2023 to discuss Pro-Palestine protest activity, including but not limited to:
- Encampments
- Chanting
- Written or verbal comments
- Flyering
2. For each of the meetings covered under the scope of question 1, please provide the:
A. The meeting agenda
B. The list of attendees and apologies
C. Meeting minutes
D. Any presentations shown at the meeting
E. Documents circulated during the meeting
3. Please provide copies of all emails sent and received by your university staff and the police liaison officer and/or local police force since 1 October 2023 discussing Palestine protest activity on your campus.
4. Have the police informed your university that they used facial recognition technology at any Palestine protests which have taken place on your campus since 1 October 2023?
5. If the answer to Q4 if yes, please specify:
A. The date(s) of the protest(s) in relation to which officers used facial recognition
B. The type(s) of facial recognition used (i.e Live Facial Recognition, Retrospective Facial Recognition, Operator-initiated facial recognition)
I understand that some of the above information/documents may need to be redacted for personal information but please note that the time taken for redactions does not normally contribute towards the cost limit.
Yours faithfully,
Harriet
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Kirsten Hylan | Records Manager
Governance Legal & Assurance Services (GLAS)
St George’s, University of London
Cranmer Terrace | Tooting | London | SW17 0RE
+44 (0)208 725 5007
[email address]
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[City St George's, University of London (Tooting) request email]
Dear Freedom Of Information team,
Just to clarify - my full name is Harriet Clugston.
Yours sincerely,
Harriet Clugston
Dear Harriet,
Our response to your FOI is attached.
Kind regards,
Kirsten
Kirsten Hylan | Records Manager
Governance Legal & Assurance Services (GLAS)
St George’s, University of London
Cranmer Terrace | Tooting | London | SW17 0RE
+44 (0)208 725 5007
[1][email address]
St George’s, University of London: improving health for over 250 years
[2]sgul.ac.uk
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From: Liberty Investigates <[FOI #1131357 email]>
Sent: 16 May 2024 16:18
To: Freedom of Information <[City St George's, University of London
(Tooting) request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Meetings about protests
Dear St George's University of London,
Please can you provide the following information.
1. A list of any and all meetings between the police and any university
staff which have taken place at your university since 1 October 2023 to
discuss Pro-Palestine protest activity, including but not limited to:
- Encampments
- Chanting
- Written or verbal comments
- Flyering
2. For each of the meetings covered under the scope of question 1, please
provide the:
A. The meeting agenda
B. The list of attendees and apologies
C. Meeting minutes
D. Any presentations shown at the meeting
E. Documents circulated during the meeting
3. Please provide copies of all emails sent and received by your
university staff and the police liaison officer and/or local police force
since 1 October 2023 discussing Palestine protest activity on your campus.
4. Have the police informed your university that they used facial
recognition technology at any Palestine protests which have taken place on
your campus since 1 October 2023?
5. If the answer to Q4 if yes, please specify:
A. The date(s) of the protest(s) in relation to which officers used facial
recognition
B. The type(s) of facial recognition used (i.e Live Facial Recognition,
Retrospective Facial Recognition, Operator-initiated facial recognition)
I understand that some of the above information/documents may need to be
redacted for personal information but please note that the time taken for
redactions does not normally contribute towards the cost limit.
Yours faithfully,
Harriet
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Dear Harriet,
Our response to your FOI is attached.
Kind regards,
Kirsten
Kirsten Hylan | Records Manager
Governance Legal & Assurance Services (GLAS)
St George’s, University of London
Cranmer Terrace | Tooting | London | SW17 0RE
+44 (0)208 725 5007
[1][email address]
St George’s, University of London: improving health for over 250 years
[2]sgul.ac.uk
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From: Liberty Investigates <[FOI #1131357 email]>
Sent: 17 May 2024 08:36
To: Freedom of Information <[City St George's, University of London
(Tooting) request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Meetings about protests
Dear Freedom Of Information team,
Just to clarify - my full name is Harriet Clugston.
Yours sincerely,
Harriet Clugston
Hello Grace,
Thank you for your reply. I am just coming back to you to ask for some clarity on your answer to Q3.
In response you wrote 'NA see response to question 1'. However the information I was asking for in question 3 was not contingent on the answer to Q1. Q1 asking about meetings, and Q3 asked about any email correspondence at all. However your reply suggests Q3 has been interpreting as asking about any emails sent in connection to meetings held.
Could you confirm if you have searched for all emails sent between the parties specified concerning Palestine related protest activity, regardless of whether they were about holding meetings?
Thank you,
Liberty Investigates
Dear Liberty Investigates,
Please accept me apologies for the delayed response, I was away last week
and my stand-in didn't pick up this e-mail.
I note that this e-mail is addressed to 'Grace' and I wanted to confirm
that you intended to send this e-mail to St George's before going further.
Kind regards,
Kirsten
Kirsten Hylan | Records Manager
Governance Legal & Assurance Services (GLAS)
St George’s, University of London
Cranmer Terrace | Tooting | London | SW17 0RE
+44 (0)208 725 5007
[1][email address]
St George’s, University of London: improving health for over 250 years
[2]sgul.ac.uk
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From: Liberty Investigates <[FOI #1131357 email]>
Sent: 17 June 2024 15:06
To: Freedom of Information <[City St George's, University of London
(Tooting) request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Meetings about protests
Hello Grace,
Thank you for your reply. I am just coming back to you to ask for some
clarity on your answer to Q3.
In response you wrote 'NA see response to question 1'. However the
information I was asking for in question 3 was not contingent on the
answer to Q1. Q1 asking about meetings, and Q3 asked about any email
correspondence at all. However your reply suggests Q3 has been
interpreting as asking about any emails sent in connection to meetings
held.
Could you confirm if you have searched for all emails sent between the
parties specified concerning Palestine related protest activity,
regardless of whether they were about holding meetings?
Thank you,
Liberty Investigates
Dear Kirsten,
Apologies for the confusion - not sure where "Grace" came from. I can confirm my email was intended to be sent to you. Please can you provide clarification today?
Yours sincerely,
Harriet
Dear Harriet,
I've contacted the members of staff who provided the response asking for
clarification. I'm afraid we suffered from a network outage today and I
wasn't able to respond earlier.
Kind regards,
Kirsten
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From: Liberty Investigates <[FOI #1131357 email]>
Sent: 25 June 2024 12:35
To: Freedom of Information <[City St George's, University of London
(Tooting) request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Meetings about protests
Dear Kirsten,
Apologies for the confusion - not sure where "Grace" came from. I can
confirm my email was intended to be sent to you. Please can you provide
clarification today?
Yours sincerely,
Harriet
Dear Harriet,
The staff members who responded to your original request have confirmed
that they hold no e-mails concerning Palestine related protest activity.
Kind regards,
Kirsten
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From: Freedom of Information <[City St George's, University of London
(Tooting) request email]>
Sent: 26 June 2024 16:14
To: Liberty Investigates <[FOI #1131357 email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Meetings about protests
Dear Harriet,
I've contacted the members of staff who provided the response asking for
clarification. I'm afraid we suffered from a network outage today and I
wasn't able to respond earlier.
Kind regards,
Kirsten
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From: Liberty Investigates <[FOI #1131357 email]>
Sent: 25 June 2024 12:35
To: Freedom of Information <[City St George's, University of London
(Tooting) request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Meetings about protests
Dear Kirsten,
Apologies for the confusion - not sure where "Grace" came from. I can
confirm my email was intended to be sent to you. Please can you provide
clarification today?
Yours sincerely,
Harriet
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