Scotland - rejected donations, gifts, grants and research funding
Dear Edinburgh Napier University,
This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
For the financial years 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and available data for 2017/2018, I would like to be provided with details on donations, gifts, grants and research funding that have been rejected by the university.
For each rejected donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the following information:
- The date the university rejected such donation, gift, grant and research funding
- The sum and description of the rejected donation, gift, grant and research funding
- The reasons why the donation, gift, grant and research funding was rejected
For each rejection, please also provide further information regarding where the awarded donation, gift, grant and research funding came from:
- If it was an individual, please provide the full name and title of the individual who awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, as well as the country that the person is based in.
- If it was a government department or government ministry that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the name of that government department or ministry, as well as the country that government department or ministry is based in.
- If it was a company that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the name of that company, as well as the country that the company is registered in.
- If it was a foundation that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the name of that foundation, as well as the country that the foundation is based in.
- If it was a charity that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the name of that charity, as well as the country that the charity is based in.
- If it was a group of individuals or government officials or companies or foundations or charities that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the full name of the group, as well as additional information on who or what that group is composed of and what country they’re based in.
I would like to receive the information electronically. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.
Many thanks.
Yours faithfully,
Jenna Corderoy
FOI 166-17
Dear Ms Corderoy,
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Acknowledgement
I acknowledge the request for information contained in your email below
and confirm that a response will be prepared under the terms of the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 which you will receive by close
of play on 22 August 2017.
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Scottish Information Commissioner
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Yours sincerely,
Elaine Clark
Governance Adviser (Freedom of Information)
Governance Services
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18
Sighthill Campus
EDINBURGH
EH11 4BN
email: [3][email address]
phone: 0131 455 6255
fax: 0131 455 6269
FOI 166-17
Dear Ms Corderoy,
Thank you for your information request dated 22 July 2017. Please find
the response to your request embedded within the attached document, in
blue text for ease of reference. Please let me know if you have any
problems accessing this document.
Unless otherwise stated, Edinburgh Napier University reserves copyright in
all information provided under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 (FOISA). Although the information is available under the legislation
this does not mean that the University has waived its copyright and
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the decision that you wish to have reviewed.
Should you wish to request a review, please address your request to:
David Cloy
Governance Services
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18 Sighthill Campus,
Sighthill Court,
Edinburgh EH11 4BN, or email: [1][email address]
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Information Commissioner. If you wish to do so, you must appeal to the
Commissioner within six months following the date of receipt of the review
notice. The Commissioner’s contact details are as follows:
The Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Email: [2][email address]
Tel: 01334 464610
Appeals can now be made online via the Commissioner’s website, please see
link below:
[3]www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal
Yours sincerely,
Elaine Clark
Governance Adviser (Freedom of Information)
Governance Services
Governance & Compliance
Edinburgh Napier University
Room 5.B.18
Sighthill Campus
EDINBURGH
EH11 4BN
email: [4][email address]
phone: 0131 455 6255
fax: 0131 455 6269
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