Number of students in receipt of Government funding

Request 

Dear Information Officer, 

I am writing to you under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your university. 

---- The number of students who have a UK Government loan, for the year 2018, in a tabulated spreadsheet format. 

---- The number of students who do not have a UK Government loan, for the year 2018, in a tabulated spreadsheet format. 

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under your Section 16 obligations, as to how I can refine my request to be included in the scope of the Act. 

Under the stipulations of the Act, I look forward to receiving your response within 20 working days. 

If you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact me via email or phone. Thank you for taking the time to read and reply to this. 

Yours faithfully, 

Response

Dear Ms..,
 
I write further to your request for information dated 29 January 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:
 

---- The number of students who have a UK Government loan, for the year 2018, in a tabulated spreadsheet format. 

---- The number of students who do not have a UK Government loan, for the year 2018, in a tabulated spreadsheet format. 

 
The University's response is set out below:
 
2018/19 cohort
  Undergraduate Postgraduate
Total numbers of students with Student Loans Company (SLC) funding approved 7119 709
Total numbers of students without SLC funding  5753 2270
 
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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The Information Commissioner's Office
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Cheshire
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Kind regards,

Tracy Brathwaite
Information Compliance Officer
University Secretary's Office
London Metropolitan University
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London N7 8DB
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