Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 anyone has the right to request information from a public authority in the United Kingdom, Our Governance and Legal Services team are responsible for:
The University of East London has adopted the Information Commissioner's model publication scheme and is operating it in line with the guidance for universities. The scheme sets out what information we publish, or intends to publish, how the information can be accessed and wether or not a charge is payable for it.
Where information falls into the following categories, it is not published as part of the scheme:
With a few exceptions, most of the information that we publish is freely available on our Web Site (www.uel.ac.uk). If you do not have access to the Internet paper copies of the information can be obtained by writing to the Head of Governance and Legal Services, University of East London, 4-6 University Way, London, E16 2RD.
If you have any questions about the publication scheme, or wish to request information that is not available on out web site , please contact the Compliance Officer by email at: foi@uel.ac.uk or by post at: Governance and Legal Services, University of East London, 4-6 University Way, London, E16 2RD
Our publication scheme is arranged in the following sections:
This section Covers information relating to organisational information, structures, constitutional and legal information, locations and contacts.
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Legal Framework |
This sub-section contains information relating to how the University was established and its standing from the point of view of the law. The University of East London is a higher education corporation under the provisions of the Education Reform Act 1988 and the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 |
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Click here to view Further and Higher Education Act 1992 Information relating to the legal and regulatory framework within which the University operates is set out in the Governance pages of our University web site: |
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Specifically: Our University's legal status is set out in the Instrument, and Articles of Government |
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Articles of Government |
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How our University is organised |
This sub section contains information about the management structure of the University. |
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Organisational Structure. |
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Terms of reference, membership and descriptions of boards and committees are available on our University's Governance pages: Click here to view Specifically: Board of Governors of the Higher Education Corporation and its committees |
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Academic Board and its committees |
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The University has two wholly-owned subsidiary companies: Knowledge Dock (UEL) Ltd was established to provide consultancy services on behalf of our University and it also operated the business incubation units. The University of East London Global Examinations Board. This is an awarding organisation, regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examination Regulation (Ofqual), which has be created for this reason: to provide exciting, fair and transparent assessments for our candidates all over the world. |
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How to contact the university |
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This sub-section includes information relating to the operation and activities of the Student Union and other clubs, associations and non-academic activities. Students' Union Constitution: Click here to view University of East London Student Union Code of Practice: Click here to view UELSU Executive Officers: Click here to view Sport at UELSU: Click here to view Societies at UELSU: Click here to view |
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This section covers financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit.
Information that may damage the UNiversities commercial interests will be excluded from publication.
The accounts of the wholly-owned subsidiary companies (Knowledge Dock (UEL) Ltd and The University of East London Global Examinations Board) are lodged at Companies House. The University of East London Global Examinations Board is a newly established company and will lodge its first set of accounts following the end of the financial year on 31 July 2012.
The University of East London Student Union is a separate legal entity; its accounts are therefore a matter for the UELSU and are not consolidated into the University's accounts. Our University neither holds nor publishes copies of these accounts.
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Finance |
This class contains information relating to budgets and accounts, contracting, goods and services, pensions, salary scales and employment benefits. |
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HEFCE revenue: Click here to view |
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Financial performance by operating unit and income and expenditure categories: Click here to view |
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At HESA's discretion |
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Financial Statements for 2003 onwards: Click here to view |
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Financial Statements for earlier years may be available on request
We keep financial records to meet our own operational requirements and to fulfil our obligations to our internal and external auditors and to meet our statutory obligations. Archived records that are no longer required are subject to destruction after defined time periods. |
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Contracting: Click here to view |
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Insurance: Click here to view |
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Pensions: Click here to view |
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Salaries and benefits |
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Travel and Subsistence: Click here to view |
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Resource planning |
This class includes information that defines how the University undertakes its planning and resource allocation, how it regulates the deployment of resources and how it publishes the outcomes. |
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Financial regulations, including procurement policy |
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Planning and budgeting procedures |
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Strategic plan (Transformation for Excellence 2010-2015): Click here to view |
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This section covers strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews.
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Strategies and plans |
Strategic plan: Transformation for Excellence 2010-2015: Click here to view |
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Assessment, Learning and Teaching strategy: Click here to view |
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Academic quality and standards |
Information on our University's internal procedures for assuring academic quality and standards |
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External review information |
External review information, including annual monitoring and review: Click here to view Outcome of the Quality Assurance Agency's institutional audits: Click here to view Outcome of the Funding Councils' Research Assessment exercise: Click here to view |
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The classes in this section cover information on decision making processes and records of decisions.
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Decision making processes and records of decisions |
Membership profiles, terms of reference, agenda, minutes (unless specified) of our University's committees |
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Academic Board and its committees |
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This section contains our current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities
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Policies and procedures for conducting University business |
This class of information includes our University's governing documents Click here to view Instrument and Articles of Government. |
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Policies and procedures relating to academic services |
This class includes information related to academic quality and assessment. |
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Policies and procedures relating to student services |
This class includes policies and procedures on student admission and registration, accommodation and student regulations |
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Procedures and policies relating to human resources |
This class includes our University's full range of human resources policies and procedures |
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Procedures and policies relating to recruitment |
This class includes recruitment policies and current vacancies |
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Equality and Diversity |
This class includes policies, statements, procedures and guideline related to equality and diversity |
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Health and Safety |
This class includes information about health and safety procedures and policies. |
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Records |
This class contains our University's data protection policy |
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Research policy and strategy |
This class includes information on research, research ethics and knowledge transfer |
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Estate management |
This class includes information on estates strategy, facilities management, grounds and buildings maintenance |
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This section covers currently maintained lists and registers
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Registers of interest |
Governors and Senior Post Holders' registers on interest |
Available for inspection on request |
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This section contains information about the services that our University offers.
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Prospectus |
Course descriptions (included in the University prospectus |
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Services for outside bodies |
This class includes services that the University provides to external bodies |
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Welfare and Counselling |
This class includes information about our University's counselling services. |
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Careers |
This class includes information about our University's careers advisory services |
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Chaplaincy services |
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Sports and recreational facilities |
This class includes details of our University's sports and recreational facilities |
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Libraries |
This class includes information about the University's libraries, including opening times, facilities and services available and details of the collections |
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Media releases |
This class includes University press releases. |
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You have the right under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request any information held by a public authority which it has not already made available through its publication scheme.
Requests must be made in writing and, in general, the University has 20 working days to respond. A fee may be charged , which will be calculated according to Fees Regulations. We are not required to release information to which an exemption in the Act legitimately applies. However, public authorities may be required to explain to the applicant why they are not releasing information and they may also have to justify this to the Information Commissioner.
If you have any questions about the publication scheme or a request, please contact our compliance officer by email at foi@uel.ac.uk or by post at Governance and Legal Services, University of East London, 4-6 University way, London, E16 2RD.
If you want to find out what information the University holds about you personally, you should consider making a subject access request which is provided for by the Data Protection Act 1998. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not cover requests for personal information.
You can obtain guidance on making a subject accesss request and the appropriate application form from foi@uel.ac.uk ir by writing to Governance and Legal Services, University of East London, 4-6 University Way, London, E16 2RD.
A statutory fee of £10 is charged for these requests.
If you wish to make a complaint about the service you have received in relation to the University's obligations under the Freedom of information Act, you may write to the Head of Governance and Legal Services (at the above address) is the first instance.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the University's complaints procedure.
The objectives of the Freedom of Information Act are promoted by the Office of the Information Commissioner. This is an independent body that seeks to resolve problems where individuals feel that their rights have been breached. It also has powers of enforcement.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted on 01625545700 or by post at The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
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