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How do I make a freedom of information request?

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To request information held by the University that does not seem to be already available, please complete this webform, email your request to sunfoi@sunderland.ac.uk or post it to:

Continuous Improvement, Change and Compliance
University of Sunderland
4th Floor Edinburgh Building
City Campus
Sunderland
SR1 3SD

Requests to access environmental information can also be made on 0191 515 2461.

Your request should state clearly what information you're looking for. We will make all reasonable efforts to find this information. However, we might need to ask you to give more detail if your original request doesn't allow us to identify exactly what you want. If the information you're looking for is regularly published, we'll give you information on how to find it, rather than the information itself. We usually respond to requests within 20 working days.

The FOI Act includes some limits on the information you can access. With that in mind, we only consider withholding information when an exemption legitimately applies. If we can't give you the information you've asked for, we will provide a full explanation for the refusal and details of how to appeal the decision. You will also be informed if we don't have the information you've asked for. If this is the case, when possible, we'll suggest other ways you could access the data.

The supply of documents under the FOI Act does not give the person or organisation who receives them an automatic right to reuse the documents in a way that would infringe copyright. Unless otherwise stated, the University of Sunderland own the copyright for the documents we send and the materials listed in our Publication Scheme.

Request for Information form

Step 1

  • Personal Details
  • Information request details
  • Confirmation

If you would like to make a request for information held by the University of Sunderland under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, please complete and submit this form.

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