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    Universities UK is submitting a comprehensive response on behalf of the sector. Requests received by The University have increased from 49 in 2007 to 142 in 2011. Staff can be diverted away from their day jobs for up to two days.

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    Universities UK is submitting a comprehensive response on behalf of the sector. Requests received by The University have increased from 49 in 2007 to 142 in 2011. Staff can be diverted away from their day jobs for up to two days.

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    Written Evidence From University of Bristol

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    Universities UK is submitting a comprehensive response on behalf of the sector. Requests received by The University have increased from 49 in 2007 to 142 in 2011. Staff can be diverted away from their day jobs for up to two days.

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    UniversityofBristolresponsetoPostLegislativeReviewoftheFreedomof InformationAct
    TheUniversityofBristolwouldliketooffersomecommentsinrelationtotheaboveconsultation regardingtheFreedomofInformationAct(FOIA).UniversitiesUK(UUK)issubmittinga comprehensiveresponseonbehalfofthesectorbutwewouldliketoaddourindividualvoicetothe review.TheUniversityfullysupportsallsubmissionsmadebyUUKintheirresponse. WeshouldfirststatethattheUniversitydoesbelieveinbeingopenandtransparentaboutits activitiesandweproactivelypublishagreatdealofinformationonourwebsiteinrelationtothe Universitysbusiness,itsgovernanceandfinances. Highereducationinstitutions(HEIs)holdadifferentpositiontomostbodiessubjecttoFOIAasthey donotprovideapublicservice,unlikelocalcouncilsandotherpublicfacingbodies,andreceive oftensubstantialamountsoftheirfundingfromprivatesources.Theseconflictingpositionscan causedifficultiesforHEIswhenFOIrequestsarereceived. Costofcompliance ThecostofcompliancewithrequestsmadeunderFOIAisofmajorconcern.Requestsreceivedby theUniversityhaveincreasedfrom49in2007to142in2011withoutanyfurtherresourcededicated torespondingtorequests.Requestsarealsobecomingmorecomplexandtimeconsumingandoften servelittlepublicintereste.g.theuseofFOIAbycommercialorganisationsconductingtheirown customerresearch. ThisincreaseaddsanextraburdenacrosstheUniversityandstaffcanbedivertedawayfromtheir dayjobsforuptotwodayswhenrespondingtoasizeablerequest.Thereductionoftheappropriate limitundersection12oftheActfrom450(18hours)toamorereasonabletimeperiod(perhaps sevenor12hours)wouldbewelcome.Thiswouldallowlargerequeststoberefusedmoreeasily andthereforereducetheinstitutionalburden.Itwouldalsoreducetheresentmentfeltbystaff towardsFOIA. Atpresent,wearenotabletotakeintoaccountthetimetakenforconsideringFOIAexemptions, researchingcaselawandredactingexemptinformationwhenmakingacalculationofthetime estimateforarequest.Thesecanbethemosttimeconsumingpartsofdealingwitharequestandit wouldbehelpfulifthesewereincludedinacalculationundersection12oftheAct. ArequestermayalsosendaroundrobinrequesttoallUKHEIsatthetouchofabuttonthatcan causeahugeamountoftimeandmoneybeingspentcollectivelyacrossthesectorasover150 institutionsattempttoprovideinformation.TheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency(HESA)ishelpful whenlargescaleroundrobinsaremade,butitsprofilecouldberaisedsorequestersknowwhere theycanobtainsectorwideinformation. Researchandprivatefunders AsFOIAappliestoallinformationheldbytheUniversity,researchdatainrelationtoaprivately fundedprojectissubjecttorequestsmadeundertheAct.FOIAisinplacetoprovidetransparencyin

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    thespendingofpublicmoneybutourpositionunderFOIAcouldleadustoreleaseinformationthat hashadnopublicfundingwhatsoever.ThiscanalsocausetensioninrelationshipsbetweenHEIsand privatefunderswhennegotiatingcontractsandduringtheresearchitself.Thiscouldleadtoa reductionintheamountofprivatefundingreceivedatatimewhentheamountofpublicmoney beingallocatedtohighereducationhasbeenreduceddramatically. Withthisreductioninpublicfunding,attractingprivatefundingwillbecomemoreimportantforHEIs andourabilitytomaintainrelationswithprivatefundersisintegraltothat. Publicationschemes UnderFOIA,wearerequiredtomaintainapublicationschemethatlistsalltheinformationweare committedtopublishonaregularbasis.Whiletheprincipleiswellintentioned,ourwebsiteis essentiallyourpublicationschemeanduserslookingforinformationshould(hopefully)beableto findtherelevantinformationorpersontocontactrelativelyeasily,leavingthepublicationscheme itselflargelyredundant. Asstated,webelievetheUUKresponsewillcovertheseareasingreaterdetailbutwewishtohave theUniversityscommentsrecordedandaddedtotheconsultationresponses. February2012

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