Meetings about protests

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Dear University College of Estate Management,

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 Freedom of Information team,

Just to clarify - my full name is Harriet Clugston.

Yours faithfully,

Harriet Clugston.

Freedom of Information, University College of Estate Management

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Dear Harriet

 

Thank you for your email.

 

Please find attached our response to your request for information.

 

Kind regards

 

Gethin

 

Gethin Edwards

Freedom of Information Office

 

University College of Estate Management

Horizons, 60 Queen's Road, Reading, RG1 4BS

 

 

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