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Dear Sir

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

Thank you for your information request dated 22 June 2024 and received on 24 June 2024. Our reference is FOI 2024-0613. This is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

We are considering your request. We may be in touch soon to ask for further clarification or to offer advice and assistance if we are not able to fulfil your request in its present form.

The legislation allows us up to 20 working days from the date that we receive a valid request, including any clarification we need to make a final response. We will be in touch within 20 working days of receipt of your initial request to provide our response or to seek clarification where necessary. We hope to give you the information you are looking for at an earlier date if possible.

Regards

Katy Russell-Duff
Committees Officer/FOI Practitioner
Strategy, Performance and Business Solutions
Orkney Islands Council
Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone (01856) 873535 Extension 2239

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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED

Dear Sir

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information

I refer to your email dated 22 June 2024 and received on 24 June 2024, our reference is FOI 2024-0613.

I am pleased to give the information you requested and hope that it meets your requirements.

1) How many students, enrolled in any course at your college, have been unable to undertake assessments in the academic year 2023/24, as a result of the ongoing dispute. This should only include the number of students who have been impacted as a result of industrial action. This should not include details of students affected by sickness or staffing issues. Nil

2) How many students, enrolled in any course at your college, have been unable to attain their final award, as a result of industrial action. This should not include details of students affected by sickness or staffing issues. Not applicable

3) How many complaints has your college received from students relating to the industrial action, and the impact it has had on students? Not applicable

4) How many teaching hours, in total, have been lost during the academic year 2023/24, as a result of industrial action? Not applicable

Under FOISA, if you are dissatisfied with our response, you may ask the Council to review its handling of your request. If you wish to do this, you should make your request for review within 40 working days of receiving this email. Please make your request for review to Service Manager (Governance), Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY or email to [UHI Orkney request email]. Your request must be in permanent form (letter, email, audio tape etc) and should state:

That you are asking for a review of this decision, and
Why you are unhappy with the response you have received.

We will issue a full response to your request for review within 20 working days of our receiving it.

Where the outcome of the review fails to resolve the matter to your complete satisfaction, you then have the right to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. You have six months in which to do so following receipt of our review outcome – see www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal.

Regards

Paul Kesterton
Information Governance Officer
Strategy, Performance & Business Solutions
Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY
Telephone: 01856 873535 Extension: 2241
www.orkney.gov.uk

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