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University of the West of Scotland


Freedom of Information

12. Classes of information

12.1 General Information

  • Name and address
  • Principal officers
  • Contact information
  • Location
  • Opening hours
  • Academic year dates
  • Holidays
  • Complaints
  • Document serving
  • Freedom of Information contact
  • Publication scheme

12.2 Access to Information

  • How to make a request for information
  • Information legislation policies

12.3 Governance

  • Legal framework
  • Governance structure
  • Governance precepts
  • Conflict of interests policy
  • Register of interests
  • Institutional structure
  • Major committees
  • Relationship with the General Council
  • General Council
  • Subsidiary companies
  • Honorary degrees

12.4 Financial Resources

  • Financial statements
  • Budgetary processes
  • Budgets overview
  • Financial regulations
  • Insurance
  • Senior staff remuneration
  • Investments

12.5 Corporate Planning

  • Mission
  • Corporate plan
  • Strategies
  • Performance indicators
  • Planning procedures

12.6 Procurement

  • Procurement policies
  • Procurement procedures
  • Procurement contacts
  • Planned procurements
  • Tender documentation
  • Supplier contracts

12.7 Management of Research

  • Research funding
  • Research quality
  • Research strategies
  • Research management structures
  • Research support arrangements
  • Research ethics
  • Research staff policies
  • Research students policies and procedures

12.8 Commercialisation and Knowledge Transfer

  • Support arrangements
  • Contact information
  • Commercialisation funding
  • Commercialisation resources
  • Commercialisation outcomes
  • Consultancy services

12.9 Human Resources

  • Staff profile
  • Recruitment policies
  • Employment terms
  • Performance management
  • Promotion
  • Pensions
  • Discipline
  • Grievance
  • Employee relations
  • Public interest disclosure
  • Staff development
  • Staff records
  • Staff facilities

12.10 Physical Resources

  • Description of estate
  • Estate development plans
  • External funding
  • Buildings under construction
  • Tender documentation
  • Maintenance
  • Estates indicators
  • Environmental policies

12.11 Health and Safety

  • Policies
  • Annual Reports
  • Monitoring
  • Statistics
  • Support structures
  • Emergencies
  • Contact information

12.12 Equality & Diversity

  • Equal opportunities policies and guidelines
  • Equal opportunities consultation
  • Equality management infrastructure

12.13 Support for Disabled People

  • Disability policies
  • Support structures
  • Accessibility of buildings and services
  • Contacts
  • Strategies
  • Statistics

12.14 Student Administration and Support

  • Course information
  • Recruitment and admissions
  • Fees and charges
  • Scholarships and bursaries
  • Registration
  • Induction
  • Examinations
  • Progression
  • Learning support provision
  • Student liaison
  • Student records
  • Student discipline
  • Student accommodation
  • Graduation arrangements
  • Student complaints
  • Student facilities
  • Relationship with the Students Union/ Association
  • Students Union/ Association

12.15 Teaching Quality

  • Programme approval
  • Assessment
  • Student satisfaction
  • Institutional internal reviews
  • Professional accreditation of courses by external bodies
  • Validation
  • Assessments of the institution’s provision by the QAA

12.16 Information Services

  • Library facilities
  • Computing facilities
  • Other information facilities
  • Major strategy documents
  • Collections
  • Collection strategy
  • Open archives
  • Archive facilities and special collections

12.17 External and Community Relations

  • Alumni
  • Community Relations
  • Development activities
  • Public Relations

12.18 Government and Regulator Relations

  • Funding body statistical reports and returns
  • Other statutory reports
  • Information on student admission, progression and completion