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Dear Bangor University,

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

For the financial years 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and available data for 2017/2018, I would like to be provided with details on donations, gifts, grants and research funding that have been rejected by the university.

For each rejected donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the following information:

- The date the university rejected such donation, gift, grant and research funding
- The sum and description of the rejected donation, gift, grant and research funding
- The reasons why the donation, gift, grant and research funding was rejected

For each rejection, please also provide further information regarding where the awarded donation, gift, grant and research funding came from:

- If it was an individual, please provide the full name and title of the individual who awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, as well as the country that the person is based in.
- If it was a government department or government ministry that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the name of that government department or ministry, as well as the country that government department or ministry is based in.
- If it was a company that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the name of that company, as well as the country that the company is registered in.
- If it was a foundation that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the name of that foundation, as well as the country that the foundation is based in.
- If it was a charity that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the name of that charity, as well as the country that the charity is based in.
- If it was a group of individuals or government officials or companies or foundations or charities that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the full name of the group, as well as additional information on who or what that group is composed of and what country they’re based in.

I would like to receive the information electronically. If you feel that a substantive response to this request is not possible within a reasonable time frame, or the request is too broad or too vague, I would be grateful if you could contact me and provide assistance as to how I could refine the request.

Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Jenna Corderoy

Information Compliance Shared mailbox, Bangor University

Our Ref: FOI 1305

 

Dear Jenna Corderoy

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, received by email on
the 22^nd July 2017.

 

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Our Ref. FOI1305

 

Dear Jenna Corderoy

 

Further to your request under the Freedom of Information Act, the
University’s response is below:-

 

Question:

 

For the financial years 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016,
2016/2017 and available data for 2017/2018, I would like to be provided
with details on donations, gifts, grants and research funding that have
been rejected by the university.

 

For each rejected donation, gift, grant and research funding, please
provide the following information:

 

- The date the university rejected such donation, gift, grant and research
funding

- The sum and description of the rejected donation, gift, grant and
research funding

- The reasons why the donation, gift, grant and research funding was
rejected

 

For each rejection, please also provide further information regarding
where the awarded donation, gift, grant and research funding came from:

 

- If it was an individual, please provide the full name and title of the
individual who awarded the donation, gift, grant and research funding, as
well as the country that the person is based in.

- If it was a government department or government ministry that awarded
the donation, gift, grant and research funding, please provide the name of
that government department or ministry, as well as the country that
government department or ministry is based in. 

- If it was a company that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research
funding, please provide the name of that company, as well as the country
that the company is registered in. 

- If it was a foundation that awarded the donation, gift, grant and
research funding, please provide the name of that foundation, as well as
the country that the foundation is based in. 

- If it was a charity that awarded the donation, gift, grant and research
funding, please provide the name of that charity, as well as the country
that the charity is based in. 

- If it was a group of individuals or government officials or companies or
foundations or charities that awarded the donation, gift, grant and
research funding, please provide the full name of the group, as well as
additional information on who or what that group is composed of and what
country they’re based in.

 

 

Response:

 

Zero donations, research funding, gifts or grants have been rejected.

 

 

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and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision you
should write to the University’s Planning & Governance Office in the first
instance ([1][Bangor University request email]) explaining the grounds for your
complaint. In line with guidance from the Information Commissioner’s
Office, an appeal request must be submitted within two months of the
University’s final response to this Freedom of Information Act request.

 

Kind regards,

Compliance Team

 

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Swyddfa Cynllunio & Llywodraethu Planning & Governance Office

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