Pupil data: agreement between FCO and Italian ambassador to London October 2016

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Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

please confirm the details of the agreement or arrangements made in October 2016 between the FCO and the Italian Ambassador to London, Pasquale Terracciano with regards to the colllection of pupil language data in the school census, with reference to the BBC report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-fro... .

The Stampa newspaper reported that: "The Foreign Office promised to correct the modules and to erase all traces of potential offence."

The Italian Embassy published on its Facebook page on October 11, 2016 that it had requested the immediate change and the immediate removal of the categorization including Italian Neoplitan and Italian Sicilian. https://www.facebook.com/ItalianEmbassyL...

If this arrangement is available in a written agreement, or minutes from conversation, please provide a copy of the original document. I understand that may be redacted for personal information.

Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,

Jen Persson

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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From: Jen Persson [mailto:[FOI #375305 email]]
Sent: 05 December 2016 00:48
To: FOI-DPA IMD (Sensitive)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Pupil data: agreement between
FCO and Italian ambassador to London October 2016

 

Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

 

please confirm the details of the agreement or arrangements made in
October 2016 between the FCO and the Italian  Ambassador to London,
Pasquale Terracciano with regards to the colllection of pupil language
data in the school census, with reference to the BBC report:
[1]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-fro... .

 

The Stampa newspaper reported that: "The Foreign Office promised to
correct the modules and to erase all traces of potential offence." 

 

The Italian Embassy published on its Facebook page on October 11, 2016
that it had requested the immediate change and the immediate removal of
the categorization including Italian Neoplitan and Italian Sicilian.
[2]https://www.facebook.com/ItalianEmbassyL...

 

If this arrangement is available in a written agreement, or minutes from
conversation, please provide a copy of the original document. I understand
that may be redacted for personal information.

 

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

 

Jen Persson

 

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Dear Ms Persson,

 

Please see the attached response to your Freedom of Information request of
5 December.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Steven

 

Steven Wignall | Europe Directorate | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
King Charles Street | London SW1A 2AH | URL: [1]http://www.gov.uk/fco/

 

From: Jen Persson [[2]mailto:[FOI #375305 email]]
Sent: 05 December 2016 00:48
To: FOI-DPA IMD (Sensitive)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Pupil data: agreement between
FCO and Italian ambassador to London October 2016

 

Lynne - one for Europe

 

Dear Foreign and Commonwealth Office,

 

please confirm the details of the agreement or arrangements made in
October 2016 between the FCO and the Italian  Ambassador to London,
Pasquale Terracciano with regards to the colllection of pupil language
data in the school census, with reference to the BBC report:
[3]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-fro... .

 

The Stampa newspaper reported that: "The Foreign Office promised to
correct the modules and to erase all traces of potential offence." 

 

The Italian Embassy published on its Facebook page on October 11, 2016
that it had requested the immediate change and the immediate removal of
the categorization including Italian Neoplitan and Italian Sicilian.
[4]https://www.facebook.com/ItalianEmbassyL...

 

If this arrangement is available in a written agreement, or minutes from
conversation, please provide a copy of the original document. I understand
that may be redacted for personal information.

 

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

 

Jen Persson

 

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