Student Disciplinaries

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Dear University of St Andrews,

I would like to request the information which is detailed below. I would prefer to receive this information in electronic format to this address, however, I am also able to receive information by post if necessary.

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.

1. In the past three years have to you sought or successfully pursued any legal action, civil, disciplinary or criminal, against participants in 'protests' such as occupations at the university, this could include (but is not limited to) injunctions against occupations or trespass cases?
a. Please provide all documents relating to these cases. Details should include, but not be limited to, any affidavits, witness statements and other evidence given support of such an injunction.

2. How much money has the university spent (including but not limited to) on these cases. Please provide a breakdown by case, and if possible costs, e.g. court fees, legal expenses, etc.

3. How many disciplinaries have you conducted against students for protest related offences in the past 3 years?

4. How many of the aforementioned disciplinaries against students have been upheld (where the student have been found 'guilty')?

5. Please provide copies of any injunctions relating to protest situations (including but not limited to occupations) which you have taken out in this time period.

Yours faithfully,

Miss Ortega

Freedom of Information, University of St Andrews

Dear Miss Ortega,

I refer to your request for information below dated 19 May, 2014 which appears to be identical to your communication of 14 May 2014 which the University is currently processing (Our Ref: 122-14 and Your Ref: [email address]).

I confirm therefore that your email below is being treated as a repeated request in terms of Section 14(2) of the FOISA and I will be back in touch in due course with one single response i.e. the University's response to your earlier email (14 May 2014). I trust this is acceptable.

If you are not satisfied with the University’s response and/or our reasoning set-out above, you have the right to request a review of our decision. The time lines in which this right is available are set out in section 20(5)(a) and (b) FOISA. In broad terms the right to seek a review must be exercised no later than 40 working days following the last day on which the University had to respond to your request (i.e. the 20th working day after your request was originally received). Any request for review should be put in writing or some other permanent form e.g. an e-mail and should be sent to the University of St Andrews, through the contact details provided below.

A request for a Review should:
a) state your name and address;
b) describe the nature of your original request; and
c) explain the reasons why you are dissatisfied with our response.

Freedom of Information / Environmental Information
University of St Andrews
Butts Wynd (Building)
St Andrews
Fife
KY169AJ
Scotland
United Kingdom
Email [University of St Andrews request email]
Telephone +44(0)1334 462776

If you remain dissatisfied with how your request for information has been dealt with following Review, you also have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision.
Information relating to your right to seek review is available from the Scottish Information Commissioner's web page at: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info/YourR... 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: [email address]
Website: www.itspublicknowledge.info

Yours sincerely,

June

June Weir
FOI Officer
University of St Andrews
IT Services Dept
Butt’s Wynd Building, St Andrews, KY16 9AL
Tel No. 01334 462776

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