Dear P Pillai

Thank you for your information request received on 11 November 2021.

We can confirm receipt of your request for information and will handle it
under the most appropriate legislation. 

Your case reference number is FOI 30961

You can expect to receive a response by 09 December 2021.

The Council will be in touch if we need any further information.

Yours sincerely,

Information Management Team

Buckinghamshire Council

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[2]Thank you

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Dear Sir /Madam

FOI 30961
Thank you for contacting Buckinghamshire Council and your request for
information below regarding the number of rejections for grammar schools.

Request
Can I know how many applicants declined the offer for ALL the 13 Grammar
Schools for all the rounds separately until l Oct 2021.

This request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We can confirm that Buckinghamshire Council does hold information falling
within the description specified in your request.

Please refer to our response attached and below.

The Council considers a ‘fewer than five’ response to be appropriate in
this case. A more accurate number or response to the questions asked,
would potentially release personal information where individuals could be
identified, either from this information alone, or a combination of this
information and other information otherwise available to the public.

Section 40(2) provides an exemption from disclosure for information that
is (a) the personal data of an individual other than the requester and (b)
where disclosure would breach any of the data protection principles in
Article 5 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

In this case disclosure of a more specific response to the questions asked
would be unfair to the individuals concerned.

If you have any queries about this response, please contact us. Please
remember to quote the reference number provided in the subject line of
this email in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you can contact us at [1][Buckinghamshire Council request email] or by
writing to us at

Information Governance
Buckinghamshire Council
The Gateway
Gatehouse Road
Aylesbury
HP19 8FF

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
internal review procedure provided by Buckinghamshire Council.

You can contact the ICO via their website
[2]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/ or by writing to them at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Alternatively, you can phone them on 0303 123 1113.

With kind regards

Freedom of Information Team

Deputy Chief Executive Directorate

Buckinghamshire Council
New County Offices, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1UA
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[4]Thank you

DISCLAIMER FOR BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL

Any views expressed in this email are those of the individual sender and
are not necessarily those of Buckinghamshire Council unless explicitly
stated.

This email and any attachments may contain confidential or privileged
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to whom it is addressed. Any confidential, sensitive or protectively
marked material must be handled accordingly.

If you are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, distribute,
copy, print or rely on any of the information contained in the email or
attachments, and all copies must be deleted immediately. If you do receive
this email in error please notify the sender immediately and note that
confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost. 

Buckinghamshire Council may monitor the contents of emails sent and
received via its network for the purposes of ensuring compliance with
relevant legislation and the Council’s policies and procedures. All such
monitoring will take place in accordance with relevant legislation
including privacy and data protection legislation. For details of how
Buckinghamshire Council uses personal information please see the Council’s
website.

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