Scotland - rejected donations, gifts, grants and research funding
Dear The Robert Gordon 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
Dear Applicant
This is to acknowledge receipt of your recent request for information from the University under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, it is being dealt with and you will hear from us shortly.
Please note that all subsequent correspondence with the University should be emailed to [RGU request email] as this mailbox is monitored in my absence.
Kind regards
Ian Croft
Policy Officer
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Annexe
Garthdee Road
AB10 7QB
[email address]
Dear Jenna
(16/08) FOI Request 240717-1 rejected donations, gifts, grants and
research funding
Please find in Blue below the University's response to your recent request
for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information Requested:
The university has no record of this information therefore I give notice
under section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act this is
information not held
University’s response authorised by Director of Finance and Research
Strategy Manager
I trust that this provides the information you require, however, if you
are dissatisfied with the University’s handling of your request for
information under the Act, you have 40 days from the date of our response
to request a formal review of our decision. However, you are encouraged
to contact me in the first instance, to determine if I can resolve your
concerns informally as this may lead to a quicker resolution of your
complaint than a formal appeal.
If you remain dissatisfied after contacting me, you may ask for an
Internal review of the University’s handling of your request. All
complaints regarding requests for information will be handled in
accordance with this procedure, and should be put in writing and sent to
the address below.
The request should:
(a) detail your request for a review of our decision to be undertaken;
(b) describe the nature of your original request; and
(c) explain the reasons why you are dissatisfied with our response.
Email [1][RGU request email].
If you remain dissatisfied with how your request for information has been
dealt with, you also have the right to apply to the Scottish Information
Commissioner for a decision as to whether we have handled your request
properly.
Information relating to your right to seek review is available from the
Scottish Information Commissioner's web page at:
[2]http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/faqs.... or by contacting the
Scottish Information Commissioner's Office at the following address:
Scottish Information Commissioner,
Kinburn Castle,
Doubledykes Road, St Andrews,
Fife KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Fax: 01334 464611
E-mail: [3][email address]
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This concludes the University’s response to your enquiry.
Yours sincerely
Ian Croft
Policy Officer
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Annexe
Garthdee Road
AB10 7QB
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