cc: "Palmer Dave Mr \(LIB\)" <David.Palmer@uea.ac.uk>
date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:51:48 +0100
from: "Mcgarvie Michael Mr \(ACAD\)" <M.Mcgarvie@uea.ac.uk>
subject: UPDATE - Information Commissioners Office and Mr Holland
to: "Osborn Timothy Dr \(ENV\)" <T.Osborn@uea.ac.uk>, "Briffa Keith Prof \(ENV\)" <K.Briffa@uea.ac.uk>, "Jones Philip Prof \(ENV\)" <P.Jones@uea.ac.uk>

Dear All,

I am writing for two reasons:
(i) to ask for clarification on one issue in this case
(ii) to update you on the appeal by Mr Holland to the ICO


(i) Could someone please get back to Dave and I on a query about IPCC
authority: "We proceeded on the basis that Susan Solomon represented the
'official' view of the IPCC as an international organisation and that
her statements represented those of the IPCC.  Could you confirm Susan's
position vis a vis the IPCC and if she does not 'represent' the IPCC,
who would, or would be in a position to state their position on the
confidentiality of information passing between IPCC participants that is
at question in this case?" If Susan does not have this role then we need
to contact the person who does - (ii) below explains why.


(ii) Tim provided lots of really helpful information, on the basis of
which Dave and I met a couple of times to begin to shape the response to
the ICO.  We have now received the formal request from the ICO to
respond  - we have until 30th June to do this. They have asked that we
also consider the request under EIR (which is why we are reveiwing our
assumption about Susan Solomon and need to take that forward as
appropriate, depending on your response to (i)).  Yesterday, Dave and I
met with Jonathan Colam and agreed the way forward for the response to
the ICO, which will be that our assessment under EIR means that we would
also not reelase the information requested.  Dave will have a draft
response ready by the end of next week and this will be sent to the
Registrar & Secretary and VC to (a) make them aware of the issue and
(ii) to seek their views on how we may wish to proceed if the ICO finds
in Mr Holland's favour.  Jonathan shares our view that this issue
relates to academic freedom and international relations.  I will keep
you all posted.

Do get in touch if you have any queries or comments.

Regards

Michael



Michael McGarvie
Director of Faculty Administration
Faculty of Science
Room 0.22B
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ

tel: 01603 593229
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m.mcgarvie@uea.ac.uk



 
