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
Information Governance and Complaints Officer
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee House Annexe
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QB
[email address]

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Dear Mark

(29/10) 041018-1 Careers Service Expenditure

Please find below the University's response to your recent request for a
review of our decision to withold information you requested under the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information Requested:

For Academic Year 2017/18:

1.            What was the total expenditure budget of the University’s
Careers Services (excluding operational costs such as salaries)

Costs excluding salaries, catering, travel, conference/training, events,
central overheads and other expenditure - £17,197

2.            How many private ltd companies did the University’s Careers
Service do business with?

The university contracted services from 3 private companies for careers
specific work excluding placement and other employer related work.

3.            Approximately how much did the University’s Careers Services
spent on acquiring products and services from third-party private
companies?

£14380

4.            How much did the University’s Careers Services spend on
careers literature (booklets, leaflets, handouts, etc.) provided by
Graduate Prospects ltd?

Subscription charge, no additional expenditure – £1,180

University’s response authorised by Employability Information &
Communications Manager

I trust that this provides the information you require.

If you remain dissatisfied with how your request for information has been
dealt with, you 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:

[1]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: [2][email address]

Website: [3]www.itspublicknowledge.info

This concludes the University’s response to your enquiry.

Yours sincerely

Ian Croft

Information Governance and Complaints Officer

Robert Gordon University

Garthdee House Annexe

Garthdee Road

Aberdeen

AB10 7QB

[4][email address]

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