cc: "Osborn Timothy Dr \(CRU\) f055" date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:35:26 +0100 from: "McGarvie Michael Mr \(ACAD\) k364" subject: RE: Re: Freedom of Information Act to: "Goodess Clare Dr \(CRU\) f034" Clare, Very happy for Tim to meet and discuss with Dave. I will alert Dave and perhaps Tim could get in touch with him directly? Thanks Michael -----Original Message----- From: Clare Goodess [mailto:C.Goodess@uea.ac.uk] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 11:31 AM To: McGarvie Michael Mr (ACAD) k364 Cc: Osborn Timothy Dr (CRU) f055 Subject: RE: Re: Freedom of Information Act Michael The whole situation is quite complicated and politically sensitive. Would it be possible for Tim and Dave to meet to discuss this. I think this would be the most efficient way of handling things. Clare At 11:23 26/09/2005, you wrote: >Clare, > >I am sorry that you have not had a reply to your earlier emails. As I >think I mentioned in an earlier email, I am the person who co-ordinates >any requests that come through on FOIA relating to the SCI Faculty and >do not have 'chapter and verse' on policy. I will chase this one >through Dave Palmer who is the 'guru' on such things. > >Your message refers to a formal request under FOIA for information. >Could you please forward that to Dave? > >Thanks > >Michael > >-----Original Message----- >From: Clare Goodess [mailto:C.Goodess@uea.ac.uk] >Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 11:17 AM >To: David.Palmer@uea.ac.uk; m.mcgarvie@uea.ac.uk >Cc: Osborn Timothy Dr (CRU) f055; Briffa Keith Prof (CRU) f023; Jones >Philip Prof (CRU) f028 >Subject: Fwd: Re: Freedom of Information Act > >Dear Mike and David > >In February through April this year, I tried to get some advice from >you on behalf of Tim Osborn and colleagues in the Climatic Research >Unit who were concerned about the implications of the FOI for some of >their research data. Unfortunately, you were not able to provide any >advice then. > >However, as you will see from the forwarded email below, an issue has >now arisen (as Tim anticipated earlier this year). I would be very >grateful if you could offer Tim and Keith some help with this issue >as a matter of urgency. > > >Best wishes, Clare > > > > >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.3.4 > >Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:56:06 +0100 > >To: Clare Goodess > >From: Tim Osborn > >Subject: Fwd: Re: Freedom of Information Act > >Cc: "Keith Briffa" > > > >Hi Clare - back in the spring, you were making enquiries regarding > >research data and FOI Act. Did you ever receive a decision from the > >relevant people? We have received a request for data that we do not > >wish to give out because it is valuable to us/UEA in terms of future > >research and future funding - but are we obliged to do so under the > >FOI Act? - Cheers, Tim > > > >>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:53:01 +0000 > >>To: Clare Goodess > >>From: Tim Osborn > >>Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Act > >> > >>Hi Clare - I'm not clear how this applies to research data. Do I > >>have to give out my data if someone requests it? Who will pay if > >>there's a considerable amount of time involved? Or can I just say > >>that the data are private? > >> > >>Cheers > >> > >>Tim > >> > >>At 13:39 01/02/2005, you wrote: > >>>Dear all > >>> > >>>All CRU staff should have received important emails from Alan > >>>Preece on 14 and 29 January concerning the Freedom of Information > >>>Act which came into full force on 1 January 2005 - together with a > >>>leaflet. (If you are a member of staff and haven't received > >>>these, please let me know). > >>> > >>>It is important that we all comply with this act. If anybody in > >>>CRU (staff or student) receives a request which refers to the > >>>Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), please forward it immediately > >>>to the Faculty of Science FOIA contact - Mike McGarvie (x 3229, > >>>m.mcgarvie@uea.ac.uk) and copy it to Phil and myself. If you are > >>>unsure about the request or it is unusual, please copy to Phil and > >>>myself and we'll decide if we need to consult Mike McGarvie. > >>> > >>> > >>>Best wishes, Clare > >>> > >>> > >>>Dr Clare Goodess > >>>Climatic Research Unit > >>>University of East Anglia > >>>Norwich > >>>NR4 7TJ > >>>UK > >>> > >>>Tel: +44 -1603 592875 > >>>Fax: +44 -1603 507784 > >>>Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ > >>> http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~clareg/clare.htm > > > >Dr Timothy J Osborn > >Climatic Research Unit > >School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia > >Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK > > > >e-mail: t.osborn@uea.ac.uk > >phone: +44 1603 592089 > >fax: +44 1603 507784 > >web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~timo/ > >sunclock: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~timo/sunclock.htm > >Dr Clare Goodess >Climatic Research Unit >School of Environmental Sciences >University of East Anglia >Norwich >NR4 7TJ >UK > >Tel: +44 -1603 592875 >Fax: +44 -1603 507784 >Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ > http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~clareg/clare.htm Dr Clare Goodess Climatic Research Unit School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ UK Tel: +44 -1603 592875 Fax: +44 -1603 507784 Web: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/ http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~clareg/clare.htm