No. of NDAs used 2014/15 to 2018/19

Request 

Please may I request the following information under the FOI act:
 
1) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2014/15 academic year;
2) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2015/16 academic year;
3) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2016/17 academic year;
4) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2017/18 academic year; and
5) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2018/19 academic year (I appreciate this will not yet be a full year's worth of data).
 
Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions.
 
Thanks,
 

Response

 
Dear Mr....,
 
I write further to your request for information dated 12 February 2019.  This request has been handled by the University in accordance with its duties and obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("FOIA"). 
 
You requested details of:
 
1) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2014/15 academic year;
2) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2015/16 academic year;
3) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2016/17 academic year;
4) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2017/18 academic year; and
5) The number of non-disclosure agreements your university has used in the 2018/19 academic year (I appreciate this will not yet be a full year's worth of data).
 
The University's response is here FOIA response - ref.32/1371 .
 
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