Request
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to request some information please.
- How many students, from 2015/2016 onwards, have signed a non-disclosure agreement with you with regards to a payment made by the university to the student? Can I have the figures for every academic year please.
- How much money has the university paid to the aforementioned students with regards to the NDA incident(s) only? Again, can I have the figures for every academic year please.
- If your NDAs do not contain a clause which makes them exempt from disclosing a figure under the FOI legislation, can I have the individual figures for each NDA please.
- If your NDAs do contain a clause which makes them exempt from disclosing a figure under the FOI legislation, can you send me evidence to support this please.
A non-disclosure agreement can be considered as such:
“A contract by which one or more parties – in this instance, the student - agree not to disclose information that they have shared with each other as a part of doing business together – in this instance, business can be defined as a payment from the university to the student.”
Kind regards,
Response
Dear Mr...,
I write further to your request for information dated 19 April 2019. This request has been handled by the University in accordance with its duties and obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("FOIA").
You requested details of:
- How many students, from 2015/2016 onwards, have signed a non-disclosure agreement with you with regards to a payment made by the university to the student? Can I have the figures for every academic year please.
- How much money has the university paid to the aforementioned students with regards to the NDA incident(s) only? Again, can I have the figures for every academic year please.
- If your NDAs do not contain a clause which makes them exempt from disclosing a figure under the FOI legislation, can I have the individual figures for each NDA please.
- If your NDAs do contain a clause which makes them exempt from disclosing a figure under the FOI legislation, can you send me evidence to support this please.
The University's response to your request is set out below:
1. 2015/16 = 0
2016/17 = 0
2017/18 = 0
2018/19 = 0
2. N/A
3. N/A
4. N/A
If you are not satisfied with the handling of your request, you may request an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter by writing to:
Chris Ince
University Secretary
London Metropolitan University
166-220 Holloway Road
London
N7 8DB
Email: c.ince@londonmet.ac.uk
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Kind regards,
Tracy Brathwaite
Information Compliance Officer
University Secretary's Office
London Metropolitan University
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