The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 requires public authorities to maintain a publication scheme approved by the Scottish Information Commissioner. The purpose of the publication scheme is to provide information proactively in an easily accessible form so that it can be accessed without having to make an individual request. The College Publication Scheme sets out what classes of information the College will publish or intends to publish, how the information is made available and whether there is a fee.
All requests should be returned to the FOI officer at:
FOI Officer
Edinburgh College - Milton Road Campus
24 Milton Road East
EDINBURGH
EH152PP
Since 1 January 2005, you are able to request information not contained in this Publication Scheme. If you wish to request information either contained or not contained in the Publication Scheme you should complete and return the Freedom of Information Request Form.
Accessing Personal Information (Right of Access)
Personal information is covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018 and the Data Protection Act 2018. You are entitled to request the following from the college (free of charge):
- Confirmation that the college is processing your personal data;
- A copy of your personal data; and
- Other supplementary information (including the purpose of processing and categories of personal data)
Feedback and Complaints
Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 we are required to review our publication scheme to ensure that it is current and meets the needs of all users. As part of this ongoing development, we would welcome all comments on your experience of using the publication scheme and suggestions for information that we might publish in the future.
Comments and complaints should be sent on a Publication Scheme Feedback Form to the FOI Officer.
FOI Requests (Since 1 August 2017)
A copy of all FOI requests and responses since 1 August 2017 can be found here:
| Ref. No | Description | FOI Response | FOI Review | Processing Cost |
| 047/16/17 | Northgate Costs | Response | | £81.16 |
| 048/16/17 | Job Evaluation | Response |
| £81.16 |
| 049/16 /17 | Support Staff Numbers | Response |
| £81.16 |
| 050/16/17 | Job Evaluation | Response |
| £81.16 |
| 051/16/17 | 2014/15 Recovery Plan | Response | Review | £560.02 |
| 052/16/17 | Review of College Curriculum Frameworks | | Review | £ 158.10 |
| 053/16/17 | Interim Principal: Recovery Plan | Response | Review | £108.51 |
| 054/16/17 | Violence at Work Statistics | Response |
| £46.89 |
| 055/16/17 | Partnership Working Agreement | Response |
| £96.18 |
| 056/16/17 | Review of Curriculum Mid-Sep 2015 | Response |
| £123.24 |
| 057/16/17 | Muslim Staff/Student Composition
| Response |
| £194.19 |
| 058/16/17 | E-Resources | Response |
| £ 46.89
|
| 059/16/17 | Development plan/Transformation Plan | Response | Review | £328.27 |
| 060 /16/17 | CRM Students | Response | | £77.75
|
| 061/16/17 | Internal/External Event Costs | Response | | £176.76
|
| 062/16/17 | FOISA Statistics | Response | | £46.89 |
| 063 /16/17 | Recovery Plan | Response | Review | £278.75 |
| 064/16/17 | Recovery Plan | Response | | £93.78 |
| 066/16/17 | Student Funding | Response | | £46.89 |
| 067/16/17 | Safeguarding | Response | | £85.56 |
| 068/16/17 | Living Wage | Response | | £86.56 |
| 069/16/17 | Non-UK EU Staff/Students | Response | | £38.18 |
| 070/16/1 7 | Non-UK EU Staff | Response | | £38.18 |
| 071/16/17 | Communications and Corporate Affairs | Response | | £61.62 |
| 072/16/17 | College Car Parks | Response | | £46.89 |
| 073/16/17 | Charging fees to students withdrawing from courses before funding cut-off date | Response | | £46.89 |
| 074/16/17 | Date interim Principal took up post | Response | | £23.45 |
| 075/16/17 | Safeguarding | Response | Review | £251.58 |
| 076/16/17 | EU Students | Response | | £46.89 |
| 077/16/17 | Senior/Exec Info | Response | | £76.35 |
| 078/16/17 | Safeguarding: Policy and procedure | Response | | £79.05 |
| 079/16/17 | Principal's salary | Response | | £76.35 |
| 080/16/17 | WiFi Provider Contracts | Response | | £61.62 |
| 001/18 | Zero hour contracts | Response | | £38.18 |
| 002/18 | Tobacco outlets and funding | Response | | £40.58 |
| 003/18 | Gender equality at FE Institutions | Response | | £61.62 |
| 004/18 | Staff grades and salary conservation due to merger/restructure | Response | | £76.35 |
| 005/18 | Contracts | Response | | £61.62 |
| 006/18 | Counselling service | Response | | £61.62 |
| 007/18 | Paternity Leave | Response | | £38.18 |
| 008/18 | Modern Apprentices | Response | | £38.18 |
| 009/18 | Homelessness | Response | | £38.18 |
| 010/18 | Top 5 ICT suppliers | Response | | £40.58 |
| 011/18 | Staff and student ID cards | Response | | £61.62 |
| 012/18 | Number of cases of sexual misconduct and/or harassment | Response | | £79.05 |
| 013/18 | Janitorial restructure (project work) | Response | | £30.82 |
| 014/18 | Principal's Remuneration | Response | | £23.45 |
| 015/18 | Expenditure of entertaining at events | Response | | £67.64 |
| 016/18 | Principal's spending on travel | Response | | £38.18 |
| 017/18 | Principal's spending on hotels/accommodation | Response | | £38.18 |
| 018/18 | Principal's spending on training/CPD | Response | | £38.18 |
| 019/18 | Composition of teh college's ICT support team | Response | | £30.82 |
| 020/18 | Early Years & Education Courses | Response | | £39.53 |
| 021/18 | External Managers | Response | | £46.89 |
| 022/18 | Mandatory courses | Response | | £46.89 |
| 023/18 | Recommendations by Police Scotland on safety at the college | Response | | £46.89 |
| 024/18 | ICT users, workstations, servers, job descriptions | Response | | £79.05 |
| 025/18 | Credit card spend | Response | | £79.05 |
| 028/18 | Stress Management | Response | | £85.07 |
| 029/18 | Free Sanitary Provision | Response | | £30.82 |
| 030/18 | Voluntary Severance | Response | | £38.18 |
| 031/18 | ICT historical job descriptions | Response | | £52.91 |
| 032/18 | Trade Union Payments | Response | | £46.89 |
| 033/18 | Trade Union - collective bargaining | Response | | £38.18 |
| 034/18 | Salary details for college's ICT support team | Response | | £23.45 |
| 035/18 | Disclosed physical disability | Response | | £79.05 |
| 037/18 | Payments to TU od Staff Associations | Response | | £25.99 |
| 038/18 | Blackrock International, Esk and Applecross Properties and Jewel and Esk Valley College | Response | | £172 |
| 039/18 | Assaults at work | Response | | £38.18 |
| 040/18 | Stress-related absences | Response | | £61.62 |
| 041/18 | Mobile device management | Response | | £76.35 |
| 042/18 | Voluntary Severance | Response | | £25.99 |
| 043/18 | Childcare qualifications | Response | | £61.62 |
| 044/18 | Dyslexia Tests/Costs | Response | | £61.62 |
| 045/18 | Voluntary Severance | Response | | £108.51 |
| 046/18 | Zero hour contracts/Temporary contracts/Scottish median annual wage | Response | | £61.62 |
| 047/18 | Brexit planning | Response | | £93.78 |
| 048/18 | Fossil Fuel investment | Response | | £93.78
|
049/18
| Staff Breaks
| Response
|
| £25.99
|
050/18
| Senior Salaries
| Response
|
| £42.08
|
051/18
| Courses for under 16's
| Response
|
| £61.87
|
052/18
| Graduation
| Response
|
| £51.98
|
053/18
| Union Reps
| Response
|
| £42.08
|
054/18
| Supplier or staff overpayments
| Response
|
| £68.07
|
001/19
| Students dismissed prior to any warning being issued following a disciplinary investigation
| Response
|
| £51.98
|
002/19
| Art Glass Courses
| Response
|
| £34.03
|
004/19
| Access and Participation Plan
| Response
|
| £25.99
|
012/19
| Car Parking
| Response
|
| £52.98
|
013/19
| Enterprise Applications Software
| Response
|
| £84.16
|
014/19
| CCTV
| Response
|
| £25.99
|
016/19
| Teaching and senior management numbers and gender
| Response
|
| £68.07
|
017/19
| Disabled Student Data
| Response
|
| £116.34
|
018/19
| Staff provided under the expired Framework Agreement Provision of Temporary and Interim Staff Services - Interim IT
| Response
|
| £68.07
|
019/19
| Staff provided under the expired Framework Agreement Provision of Temporary and Interim Staff Services - Interim Professional
| Response
|
| £42.08
|
020/19
| Mental Health
| Response
|
| £84.16
|
021/19
| Scope of NRPA
| Response
| Review
| £178.98
|
022/19
| Renewable energy courses/modules
| Response
|
| £113.40
|
023/19
| Staff provided under the live Framework Agreement Crown Commercial Services - Non-medical non-clinical temporary and fixed-term staff RM971
| Response
|
| £34.03
|
025/19
| Assaults at Work
| Response
|
| £42.08
|
026/19
| Bereavement services
| Response
|
| £87.86
|
027/19
| First aid
| Response
|
| £84.16
|
028/19
| Permanency
| Response
|
| £76.12
|
029/19
| Car parking for staff
| Response
|
| £68.07
|
030/19
| Student deaths
| Response
|
| £68.07
|
031/19
| Equipment/Software
| Response
|
| £126.23
|
032/19
| Rent guarantor scheme
| Response
|
| £42.08
|
033/19
| Approaches to GDPR and DPA 2018
| Response
|
| £139.84
|
034/19
| Sanitary products
| Response
|
| £51.98
|
035/19
| Student accommodation
| Response
|
| £68.07
|
036/19
| Sales of college assets
| Response
|
| £48.38
|
037/19
| Cleaning services and security tender
| Response
|
| £42.08
|
038/19
| Number of black applicants and how many are offered places
| Response
|
| £48.38
|
039/19
| Senior salaries
| Response
|
| £48.38
|
040/19
| Arrangements for support services
| Response
|
| £42.08
|
041/19
| Data protection officer
| Response
|
| £51.98
|
042/19
| Arms Length Foundation
| Response
|
| £42.08
|
043/19
| Staff list
| Response
|
| £42.08
|
044/19
| Policies
| Response
|
| £136.13
|