Sharing information with the Police

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Dear Kingston University,

I would like to request the information which is detailed below. I would prefer to receive this information in electronic format to this address.

Please confirm receipt of this request.

If the documents requested contain information not disclosable under Freedom of Information, please clearly mark that these sections have been removed.

For all of these requests I am asking for information from the last 3 years of your records.

1. How many students details have you passed on to the police.

a) In how many, if any, of these cases has the University required a court order before releasing the detail?

2. What is the usual procedure regarding the passing of information regarding students to the police, including what information is required from the police before students details are passed on. Please include any policies, guidance documents or similar information relating to this request.

3. Please provide a breakdown of the type of offence which subjects have been suspected of and the number in each category, which has led to their details being released.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Franklin

Porteous, Lyn D, Kingston University

Dear Mr Franklin,

Thank you for your recent request for information relating to Kingston University. Your request was received on 01/04/2014 and is now being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please note that in some circumstances a fee may be payable prior to information being supplied. If a charge is applicable in this case I will contact you to request payment before proceeding further. Details of the University’s charging policy can be found in section 3 of its Freedom of Information Policy, available at the link below:

http://www.kingston.ac.uk/aboutkingstonu...

I will be in touch again in due course and in any event not later than 01/05/2014 this being twenty working days following receipt of your request. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me if I can be of any further assistance.

Kind regards,

Lyn Porteous

Resources and Compliance Team
Library and Learning Services

Kingston University
Penrhyn Road
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 3EE

020 8417 62099
[email address]

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Porteous, Lyn D, Kingston University

Dear Mr Franklin,

Further to your recent request for information, the University’s response follows.

1. How many students details have you passed on to the police.
74 since April 2011.

a) In how many, if any, of these cases has the University required a court order before releasing the detail?
None

2. What is the usual procedure regarding the passing of information regarding students to the police, including what information is required from the police before students details are passed on. Please include any policies, guidance documents or similar information relating to this request.

Code of Practice:
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/aboutkingstonu...

Internal Guidance:
https://staffspace.kingston.ac.uk/dep/us...

3. Please provide a breakdown of the type of offence which subjects have been suspected of and the number in each category, which has led to their details being released.

The information is either unknown or not recorded.

This completes the University’s response to your information request. If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision please contact:

Head of Secretariat, Kingston University, River House, 53-57 High Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1LQ.

In the event that you are not content with the outcome of your complaint you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by Kingston University. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

I hope that you now have all the information you require.

Kind regards,

Lyn

Lyn Porteous
Resources and Compliance Team
Library and Learning Services
Kingston University

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