Request for BSc Computer Science Past Exam Papers 2015-2020

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Dear Goldsmiths, University of London,
I would like to request for past exam papers from the academic years 2015-2020 for the BSc in Computer Science.

Thank you for your help.

Yours faithfully,
Jenny Y

Goldsmiths Information Access, Goldsmiths, University of London

Dear Jenny Yong,

We are writing to formally acknowledge your Freedom of Information (FOI) request, which has been logged as FOI - 2252

You will appreciate that all information requests place some degree of demand on a public authority's resources in terms of costs and staff time and that Goldsmiths may need to prioritise resources to other areas, or adapt its usual approach to information governance work, in order to meet the unprecedented challenges we are all facing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Therefore, we need to advise you that are likely to experience delays in receiving responses to information rights requests during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross,
London, SE14 6AF

Email: [email address]

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Dear Goldsmiths Information Access,
I am writing to remind that the response to this Freedom of Information request FOI-2252 is delayed.

I understand the current resource challenges posed by the pandemic and greatly appreciate your help. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Jenny Yong

Dear Goldsmiths Information Access,
Please confirm that my information request (FOI-2252) has been received and please provide details on when a response will be made.

Thank you for your time and help.

Yours sincerely,

Jenny Yong

Goldsmiths Information Access, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Dear Jenny Yong,

 

We are writing in response to your Freedom of Information request,
reference 2252, with apologies for our delay.

You requested “past exam papers from the academic years 2015-2020 for the
BSc in Computer Science”.

 

Please find attached the exam papers for 2015 and 2016. Due to the large
size of the files, papers for 2017, 2018 and 2019 will follow in separate
emails.

We need to advise you that Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA) states that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a
request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of
complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. As a
non-central government department, our appropriate limit is 18 hours to
determine whether we hold the information you request, locate, retrieve
and extract it.

In light of this, we need to advise you that we have not been able to
extract papers relating to the exams that took place in 2020 from our
systems. This is because the information is held in a different format, as
the exams took place on an online platform during the Covid-19 pandemic.
We consider it reasonable, sensible and realistic to estimate that the
cost of complying with this part of your request would significantly
exceed 18 hours. Therefore, your request will not be processed further.

We hope this information satisfies your Freedom of Information request.
However, if you are dissatisfied with this response, you may ask for it to
be reviewed by either contacting us by email: [1][email address] or by
writing to:

 

Data Protection Officer

Goldsmiths, University of London

New Cross,

London, SE14 6AF

 

Please describe the original request, explain your grounds for
dissatisfaction, and include an address for correspondence.

 

If you are still not satisfied following the internal review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted at
the following address:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

[2]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance

Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross,

London, SE14 6AF

 

Email: [3][email address]

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Goldsmiths Information Access, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Dear Jenny Yong,

Following up on our email below, please find attached the exam papers for
2017 and 2018.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance

Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross,

London, SE14 6AF

 

Email: [1][email address]

 

 

From: Goldsmiths Information Access <[email address]>
Sent: 29 November 2021 16:09
To: '[FOI #767796 email]'
<[FOI #767796 email]>
Cc: Goldsmiths Information Access <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Request for BSc Computer
Science Past Exam Papers 2015-2020 - FOI - 2252

 

Dear Jenny Yong,

 

We are writing in response to your Freedom of Information request,
reference 2252, with apologies for our delay.

You requested “past exam papers from the academic years 2015-2020 for the
BSc in Computer Science”.

 

Please find attached the exam papers for 2015 and 2016. Due to the large
size of the files, papers for 2017, 2018 and 2019 will follow in separate
emails.

We need to advise you that Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA) states that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a
request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of
complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. As a
non-central government department, our appropriate limit is 18 hours to
determine whether we hold the information you request, locate, retrieve
and extract it.

In light of this, we need to advise you that we have not been able to
extract papers relating to the exams that took place in 2020 from our
systems. This is because the information is held in a different format, as
the exams took place on an online platform during the Covid-19 pandemic.
We consider it reasonable, sensible and realistic to estimate that the
cost of complying with this part of your request would significantly
exceed 18 hours. Therefore, your request will not be processed further.

We hope this information satisfies your Freedom of Information request.
However, if you are dissatisfied with this response, you may ask for it to
be reviewed by either contacting us by email: [2][email address] or by
writing to:

 

Data Protection Officer

Goldsmiths, University of London

New Cross,

London, SE14 6AF

 

Please describe the original request, explain your grounds for
dissatisfaction, and include an address for correspondence.

 

If you are still not satisfied following the internal review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted at
the following address:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

[3]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance

Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross,

London, SE14 6AF

 

Email: [4][email address]

 

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Goldsmiths Information Access, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Dear Jenny Yong,

Please find attached the final file containing the exam papers for 2019.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance

Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross,

London, SE14 6AF

 

Email: [1][email address]

 

 

From: Goldsmiths Information Access <[email address]>
Sent: 29 November 2021 16:20
To: '[FOI #767796 email]'
<[FOI #767796 email]>
Cc: Goldsmiths Information Access <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Request for BSc Computer
Science Past Exam Papers 2015-2020 - FOI - 2252

 

Dear Jenny Yong,

Following up on our email below, please find attached the exam papers for
2017 and 2018.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance

Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross,

London, SE14 6AF

 

Email: [2][email address]

 

 

From: Goldsmiths Information Access <[email address]>
Sent: 29 November 2021 16:09
To: '[FOI #767796 email]'
<[FOI #767796 email]>
Cc: Goldsmiths Information Access <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Request for BSc Computer
Science Past Exam Papers 2015-2020 - FOI - 2252

 

Dear Jenny Yong,

 

We are writing in response to your Freedom of Information request,
reference 2252, with apologies for our delay.

You requested “past exam papers from the academic years 2015-2020 for the
BSc in Computer Science”.

 

Please find attached the exam papers for 2015 and 2016. Due to the large
size of the files, papers for 2017, 2018 and 2019 will follow in separate
emails.

We need to advise you that Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA) states that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a
request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of
complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. As a
non-central government department, our appropriate limit is 18 hours to
determine whether we hold the information you request, locate, retrieve
and extract it.

In light of this, we need to advise you that we have not been able to
extract papers relating to the exams that took place in 2020 from our
systems. This is because the information is held in a different format, as
the exams took place on an online platform during the Covid-19 pandemic.
We consider it reasonable, sensible and realistic to estimate that the
cost of complying with this part of your request would significantly
exceed 18 hours. Therefore, your request will not be processed further.

We hope this information satisfies your Freedom of Information request.
However, if you are dissatisfied with this response, you may ask for it to
be reviewed by either contacting us by email: [3][email address] or by
writing to:

 

Data Protection Officer

Goldsmiths, University of London

New Cross,

London, SE14 6AF

 

Please describe the original request, explain your grounds for
dissatisfaction, and include an address for correspondence.

 

If you are still not satisfied following the internal review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted at
the following address:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

[4]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance

Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross,

London, SE14 6AF

 

Email: [5][email address]

 

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