Mr John Gilchrist
Freedom of Information Officer
29 August 2018
The Burroughs
Hendon
Ref: FOI/August 2018/ Gurpreet Narwan
London
NW4 4BT
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United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 8411 4061
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www.mdx.ac.uk
Dear Ms Narwan
Your request for information received on 6 August 2018 has been dealt with under the provisions
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
You asked:
Could you please outline the measures you have in place to support students who seek help with
problem gambling?
Please specify the number of times the university has been contacted by students who seek
support or advice for gambling in 2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14 (with an annual
breakdown and gender breakdown of the pupil)
University Response
Students who identify they have a problem with gambling are the same as for other types of
support need - they would self-refer to our Counselling and Mental Health support services, from
where they may be sign-posted to external specialists problem gambling services.
We do not have codified data of students self-referring with gambling concerns so we do not hold
the data that you have requested.
I trust this satisfies your request sufficiently. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you have
the right to complain about the University’s response to your request for information. If you have
such a complaint, you may contact Mrs Teresa Kelly, Clerk to the Board of Governors, Middlesex
University, Hendon campus, London NW4 4BT, tel: 020 8411 6018
, x.xxxxx@xxx.xx.xx within 40
days of the date of this letter for a review of the University’s decision. If you remain unsatisfied with
the outcome of that complaint, you may seek further recourse by lodging an appeal with the
Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely
John Gilchrist
Freedom of Information Officer