University of Hull

The complainant has made a 12 part request for information relating to the rejecting and rescinding of places on courses offered to disabled applicants. The Council of the University of Hull (the University) provided information falling within the scope of parts two, three, four and 12 of the request. The University explained that it does not hold information falling within the scope of parts one, eight, nine, 10 and 11 of the request. The University refused to confirm nor deny whether it held the information requested in parts five, six and seven of the request by virtue of section 40(5) (personal data) of the FOIA. The Commissioner’s decision is that, on the balance of probabilities, the University does not hold the information requested in parts one, five, six and seven of the request. However, the Commissioner has recorded a procedural breach of section 10 of the FOIA, as the University failed to respond to the complainant’s request within the statutory time limits. The Commissioner does not require any further steps to be taken as a result of this decision notice.