Freedom of Information Act 2000
Exempt Information
The law allows the University to decline to provide you with information that falls within certain categories.
Absolute Exemptions
If information falls within the category of an Absolute Exemption (see below), the University is not obliged to supply the information, nor to confirm or deny its existence. The categories below are all Absolute Exemptions.
| Section 21 (of the FOIA) |
Information accessible to the applicant by another means |
| Section 23 |
Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters |
| Section 32 |
Court records, etc. |
| Section 34 |
Parliamentary privilege |
| Section 36 |
Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs (House of Commons and House of Lords only) |
| Section 40 |
Personal information relating to the applicant. This is accessible under the data Protection Act 1998 |
| Section 41 |
Information provided in confidence |
Section 44
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Prohibitions on disclose where a disclosure is prohibited by an enactment or would constitute contempt of court |
Qualified Exemptions
If information falls within the category of a qualified exemption, the University is not obliged to supply it, unless the public interest of disclosing the information outweighs the public interest of maintaining the exemption. The University is however obliged to confirm or deny whether it holds the requested information. The categories below are all Qualified Exemptions.
| Section 22 |
Information intended for future publication |
| Section 26 |
National security (but not information supplied by or relating to named security organisations) |
| Section 27 |
Defence |
| Section 28 |
International relations |
| Section 29 |
Relations with the United Kingdom |
| Section 30 |
The economy |
| Section 31 |
Investigations and proceedings conducted by Public Authorities |
| Section 33 |
Law Enforcement |
| Section 35 |
Audit Functions |
| Section 36 |
Formulation of government policy, etc. |
| Section 37 |
Prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs (except information held by the House of Commons or House of Lords) |
| Section 38 |
Communications with Her Majesty, etc. and honours |
| Section 39 |
Health and safety |
| Section 40 |
Environmental information. This can be accessed through the Environmental Information Regulations |
| Section 42 |
Personal Information. Personal information relating to the applicant is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998. Personal information not relating to the applicant cannot be released if by doing so it would cause a breach of the Data Protection Act |
| Section 43 |
Legal professional privilege |
Section 44
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Commercial interests |
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