RCVS SME Old Exam Papers
Dear Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons,
I am writing to request information under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am seeking access to the past three years' Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Statutory Membership Examination (SME) papers, including all five exam papers for each year, along with the corresponding answers, and mock test question papers (which are provided to exam takers before main exam) and answers of mock test for each year.
The specific information I am requesting is as follows:
1. The complete set of RCVS SME exam papers for the past three years (2021, 2022, and 2023), encompassing all five exam papers for each year.
2. The corresponding answer keys or model answers for each exam paper.
3. Mock test question papers for each year.
4. The answers or solutions for the mock test question papers for each year.
5. Please provide the passing marks/score for each question paper.
Yours faithfully,
ZZ
Dear Sir/Madam
We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request and will
respond within 20 working days as defined by the FOI Act (2000).
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Neary
Secretary to the Preliminary Investigation Committee.
Professional Conduct
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
3 Waterhouse Square
138 – 142 Holborn
London
EC1N 2SW
T [1]+442072020730
[2]www.rcvs.org.uk
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Dear Sir/Madam
Please find attached a response to your Freedom of Information request.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Neary
Secretary to the Preliminary Investigation Committee.
Professional Conduct
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
3 Waterhouse Square
138 – 142 Holborn
London
EC1N 2SW
T [1]+442072020730
[2]www.rcvs.org.uk
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Dear Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons's handling of my FOI request 'RCVS SME Old Exam Papers'.
ICO guidance says that when applying a Section 41 exemption the authority should be able to demonstrate that the "someone has a genuine interest in the contents remaining confidential", but you have not included this information. (https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio...)
Please review this decision and, if the exemption is upheld, demonstrate that the requested information has the 'necessary quality of confidence'.
Section 81(2)(b) of the FOI Act makes it clear that in cases where the authority and confider are both government departments (or two Northern Ireland departments), this exemption cannot be used. (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/200...)
As this exemption appears to have been incorrectly applied, please review your response.
You have applied a Section 41 exemption to my request, but some of the information I have requested was not provided in confidence. Please review this response and provide the remainder of the information. ICO guidance on this point can be seen at https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisatio....
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/r...
Yours faithfully,
ZZ
Dear ZZ,
Please find attached a letter from Eleanor Ferguson (Registrar / Director
of Legal Services) for your attention.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Neary
Secretary to the Preliminary Investigation Committee.
Professional Conduct
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
3 Waterhouse Square
138 ‑ 142 Holborn
London
EC1N 2SW
T [1]+442072020730
[2]www.rcvs.org.uk
Connect with us...
[3][IMG] [4][IMG] [5][IMG] [6][IMG]
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is incorporated by Royal Charter in England and Wales (RC000467)
Our Head office is: 3 Waterhouse Square, 138‑142 Holborn, London, EC1N 2SW
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2. http://www.rcvs.org.uk
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3. https://twitter.com/theRCVS
4. https://www.facebook.com/thercvs
5. https://www.instagram.com/thercvs/
6. https://www.linkedin.com/company/thercvs
Dear RCVS Information Request,
My name is Arpit Prajapati.
I understand my mistake of not using my official name in my requests and will make sure in future requests and responses to use my name.
I request you to provide receipt acknowledgement email to all other FOI requests individually and treat them separately, as I am using WDTK website for communication, it will be more convenient for future reference and reviewing.
Yours sincerely,
Arpit Prajapati
Dear Arpit Prajapati
Thank you for confirming your official name. Your other FOI requests have
now been individually acknowledged.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Neary
Secretary to the Preliminary Investigation Committee.
Professional Conduct
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
3 Waterhouse Square
138 ‑ 142 Holborn
London
EC1N 2SW
T [1]+442072020730
[2]www.rcvs.org.uk
Dear Arpit Prajapati.
We are in receipt of the letter from the Information Commissioner's Office
in relation to your complaint and will respond as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Neary
Secretary to the Preliminary Investigation Committee.
Professional Conduct
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
3 Waterhouse Square
138 ‑ 142 Holborn
London
EC1N 2SW
T [1]+442072020730
[2]www.rcvs.org.uk
References
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1. file:///tmp/tel:+442072020730
2. http://www.rcvs.org.uk
http://www.rcvs.org.uk/
Dear Arpit Prajapati,
Please find attached the following for your attention:
• Letter from Alan Quinn-Byrne (Governance Manager & Data Protection
Officer)
• 4 x spreadsheets for SME mock exams – questions and answers.
A copy of this response will be forwarded to the ICO.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Neary
Secretary to the Preliminary Investigation Committee.
Professional Conduct
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
3 Waterhouse Square
138 ‑ 142 Holborn
London
EC1N 2SW
T [1]+442072020730
[2]www.rcvs.org.uk
References
Visible links
1. file:///tmp/tel:+442072020730
2. http://www.rcvs.org.uk
http://www.rcvs.org.uk/
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