Dear Jonathan Fagg
I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 21 March 2024.
Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has been allocated reference FOI24-087 which should be quoted in all correspondence. We will respond to your request within 20 working days starting the next working day after receipt, therefore you can expect to receive a response no later than 22 April 2024.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and, if that is the case, we will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

Finally, should you require the disclosure in an alternative format, e.g. screen reader accessible, large print etc, please let us know as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely

Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ebost : [email address]

Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhwy oedi.

University Secretary's Office
Cardiff University
Email: [email address]

The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

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Dear Jonathan,

Further to our email of 21st March 2024, we are not able to respond to your Freedom of Information request by today's date.

We are waiting on information to fulfil your request and will endeavour to respond in full as soon as possible.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Yours sincerely,

Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ebost : [email address]

Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhwy oedi.

University Secretary's Office
Cardiff University
Email: [email address]

The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

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Dear Jonathan,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated 25th
April 2024. I apologise for the delay in providing this information to
you.

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your questions below and set out
our corresponding responses.

As a freedom of information request, please provide data regarding
students suspended and permanently expelled. Specifically, please provide
the following for each academic year from 2012/13 to 2022/23, and so far
in the current academic year:

- For each year, the total number of students suspended and the total
number expelled

- For each year, the total number suspended split by reason for suspension

- For each year, the total number expelled split by reason for expulsion

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Total 4 4 4 1

Please note that the above cases resulted in permanent exclusion. We do
not hold the reasons for exclusion or information on suspensions.

  2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Total 1 1 0 3 0 2

The figures above are for permanent exclusions. We do not hold data on the
number of students temporarily suspended. The reasons for expulsion
include sexual misconduct, academic misconduct, firearms and drug
conviction, and historic child sex offences conviction. Under section
40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 relating to personal
information, I am unable to provide a greater level of detail in relation
to the circumstances of the case and the course the student was enrolled
on. Given the low numbers involved it may be possible to identify
individuals and therefore disclosure of personal information would be
unfair and a breach of the data protection principles.

- For each year, the number referred to the police

We do not hold this information as we do not make reports to the police.
Our Disclosure Response Team supports students to make an informed choice
about whether to report to the police.

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.  Should you feel
dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was
handled you can request an Internal Review. This should be made in writing
within 40 working days of the date of this email. Please provide your
unique reference number of your request, information on why you are
dissatisfied and any detail you would like us to consider as part of the
Internal Review process. Email your request to
[1][email address] where it will be forwarded to the
University’s Data Protection Officer who will be responsible for
overseeing the review. Further information is available on their
website: [2]Make a complaint | ICO.

If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome, you have the right to
apply directly to the Information Commissioner for consideration.  The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at the following address:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Cardiff University. If you require further assistance, please feel free to
contact me.

Kind regards,

Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol University Secretary’s Office

Prifysgol Caerdydd Cardiff University

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The University welcomes
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