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Arthur Cavendish
By email only to:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
8th October 2024
Dear Arthur Cavendish,
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”)
Further to your recent request for information held by King’s Col ege London, I am
writing to confirm that the requested information is held by the university.
Your request
We received your information request on 11th September 2024 and have treated it as a
request for information made under section 1(1) of the Act.
You requested the fol owing information:
1. The total amount paid by the col ege to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) or its relevant companies or entities
in 2022.
2. The total amount paid by the col ege to Times Higher Education or its relevant companies or entities in
2022.
3. The total amount paid by the col ege to the Complete University Guide or its relevant companies or
entities in 2022.
4. The total amount paid by the col ege to the Guardian or its relevant companies or entities in 2022.
5. The total amount paid by the col ege to the Times or the Sunday Times or their relevant companies or
entities in 2022.
Our response
The below table provides details relevant to your request. Please consider the notices in
red when analysing the data.
Supplier Name*
2021/22
2022/2023
Total
Gross Of Vat Gross Of Vat
QS Enrolment Solutions Ltd
£872,806.20 £1,330,137.00 £2,202,943.20
The Financial Times Limited
£67,264.00
£80,841.64
£148,105.64
QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd -
£9,000.00
£9,000.00
Guardian News & Media Ltd -£297.50
£792.50
£495.00
*Please note: any companies from the request not listed have not received payment from
King’s.
This completes the university’s response to your information request.
Your right to complain
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your information
request or feel that it has not been properly handled you have the right to complain or
request a review of our decision by contacting the Director of Information Governance &
Data Protection Officer within 60 days of the date of this letter.
Further information about our internal complaints procedure is available at the link below:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/policyhub/freedom-of-information-policy
In the event that you are not content with the outcome of your complaint you may apply
to the Information Commissioner for a decision. General y, the Information Commissioner
cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the internal complaints procedure
provided by King’s College London.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the fol owing address:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely,
Information Compliance
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