Dear Russel , RE: INFORMATION REQUEST DATED 18 JULY 2023 REF: FOI-01399 Further to your request for information please see our response below. REQUEST Please can you provide the total number of spiking al egations received by your university in the following calendar years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. RESPONSE We are unable to provide this information and it is exempt from disclosure as the answer would be 5 or less. This is to ensure that the information could not be used in the public domain with other information to lead to the identification of an individual(s) to which the data relates. This information is exempt under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests for an internal review should be made to the Head of Legal and Compliance at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx.xx If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Please see https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/ for details of their procedure. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.