Ally Tibbitt
request-571125-fbdf50b7@whatdotheyknow.com

07 May 2019
Our Ref: FOI 2019/187 – F1200932

Dear Ally Tibbitt,
Re: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 – Request for Information
Thank you for your email which was received by the University on 25 April 2019 timed 945
hours, requesting the following information:

I note that officials from your organisation attended the recent MPIM event in Cannes.
https://www.sdi.co.uk/media/1717/mipim-programme-prospectus.pdf
1. How many officials from the organisation attended this event? Please provide the job
title of each person.
2. Please provide copies of any recorded information consumed by these members of
staff in connection to the event. This may include, but should not be limited to, emails,
briefing notes, event invites and diary entries, mobile device messages, and power point
presentations.
3. Please provide an itemised list of expenditure incurred by the council in relation to this
event. This could include, but should not be limited to, production costs of promotional
material, travel, subsistence and event entry fees.
4. Please confirm how many "leads" or "investment contacts" attendance at the event
generated.
University’s Response
1. How many officials from the organisation attended this event? Please provide the job
title of each person.
One person attended from the University of Glasgow:
Ann Allen, Executive Director, Estates and Commercial Services
2. Please provide copies of any recorded information consumed by these members of
staff in connection to the event. This may include, but should not be limited to, emails,
briefing notes, event invites and diary entries, mobile device messages, and power point
presentations.

DATA PROTECTION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION OFFICE
University of Glasgow, Tay House, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Data Protection: Telephone: 0141-330-3111 E-Mail: dp@gla.ac.uk
Freedom of Information: Telephone: 0141-330-2523 E-Mail: foi@gla.ac.uk
The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401

 Please find Appendix A attached. Information that could be used to individuals external to the
University has been redacted as it is considered as personal data as defined in Data
Protection legislation, and the release of the information would be in breach of the data
protection principles.
Therefore, the exemption from release of the information applies as specified under sections
38(1)(b) and 38(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. This exemption is an
absolute exemption under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
3. Please provide an itemised list of expenditure incurred by the council in relation to this
event. This could include, but should not be limited to, production costs of promotional
material, travel, subsistence and event entry fees.
Flight cost
Accommodation
Accommodation (refund due to late change)
Travel Agents booking fee
Personal Expenses

£522.90
£1,132.16
-£100.00
£100.00
£236.28

4. Please confirm how many "leads" or "investment contacts" attendance at the event
generated.
Attendance at the event was not intended to and did not generate leads or investment contacts.
The purpose of attendance at the event was to start to socialise the proposals for the commercial
element of the campus development and the wider opportunity for the innovation district, to test
our thinking and to investigate competing proposals. The University were able to conduct
significant market research in a small period of time.
The supply of documents under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
does not give the applicant or whoever receives the information any right to re-use it in such a
way that might infringe the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (for example, by making
multiple copies, publishing or otherwise distributing the information to other individuals and the
public). The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order
2004 ensured that Section 50 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (“CDPA”) applies
to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (“FOISA”).
Breach of copyright law is an actionable offence and the University expressly reserves its rights
and remedies available to it pursuant to the CDPA and common law. Further information on
copyright is available at the following website:
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/copy.htm
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Yours sincerely,

Data Protection and Freedom of Information Office

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