Freedom of Information
Bath Spa University is committed to the principle of making official information accessible.
"The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides public access to information held by public authorities. It does this in two ways:
- public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and
- members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities."
– Information Commissioner's Office
Our publicly available information
| Description | Information | |
| Information relating to the legal and corporate status of the institution. | Legal framework | |
| Information on how Bath Spa University is structured. | Organisation chart | |
| Contact details for the institution, and the main departments you may find useful. | Contact us | |
| Organisations we are responsible for: | ||
| Organisations we work in partnership with | On request | |
| Who we sponsor | On request | |
| Companies wholly or partially owned by Bath Spa University | ||
| All information relating to the operation and activities of the Students' Union, including clubs and societies can be found on their website. They are a separate organisation to the University, and are regulated by the Charity Commission. | Bath Spa University Students' Union website | |
| Description | Information | |
| Funding and income | On request | |
| Financial statements, budgets, and variance reports | Financial statements | |
| Expenditure over £25,000 | Expenditure over £25,000 2019-20 | |
| Financial audit reports | On request | |
| Capital programme | On request | |
| Financial regulations and procedures | On request | |
| Staff allowances and expenses | On request | |
| Staff pay and grading structures | On request | |
| Register of suppliers | On request | |
| Procurement and tender procedures and reports | On request | |
| Contracts | On request | |
| Research Funding | On request |
| Description | Information | |
| Annual Report | On request | |
| Corporate and business plans | Vision and values | |
| Teaching and learning strategy | On request | |
| Academic quality and standards | Quality and standards | |
| Privacy impact assessments (in full or summary format) | On request | |
| Corporate relations | On request | |
| Government and regulatory reports | On request | |
| The HEI’s compliance with its duties under the Equality Act 2010 | On request |
| Description | Information | |
| Agendas, officers’ reports, background papers and minutes from governing body, Council / Senate, academic boards, steering groups and committees | On request | |
| Teaching and learning committee minutes | On request | |
| Minutes of staff / student consultation meetings | On request | |
| Appointment committees and procedures | On request |
| Description | Information | |
| Policies and procedures for conducting HEI business | On request | |
| Procedures and policies relating to academic services | On request | |
| Procedures and policies relating to student services | On request | |
| Procedures and policies relating to human resources | On request | |
| Pay policy statement | On request | |
| Procedures and policies relating to recruitment | On request | |
| Code of Conduct for members of governing bodies | On request | |
| Equality and Diversity policies; Equality Scheme | On request | |
| Health and Safety | On request | |
| Estate management | On request | |
| Complaints policy | ||
| Records management and personal data policies | On request | |
| Fileplans | On request | |
| Research policy and strategy | On request | |
| Publicly funded research outputs and data | On request | |
| Charging regimes and policies | On request |
| Description | Information | |
| Any information we are currently legally required to hold in publicly available registers | On request | |
| Asset registers | On request | |
| Information asset register | On request | |
| CCTV | On request | |
| Disclosure logs | Disclosure log | |
| Any register of interests kept in the HEI. | On request | |
| Register of gifts and hospitality provided to senior staff | On request | |
| Senior staff’s declaration of interests | On request |
| Description | Information | |
| Prospectus | Order a prospectus | |
| Services for outside bodies | On request | |
| Course content | See course search on homepage | |
| Course fees | Student Finance | |
| Funding, such as grants and bursaries, available to students from the HEI | On request | |
| Services for which the HEI is entitled to recover a fee together with those fees | On request | |
| Welfare and counselling services | On request | |
| Health including medical services | On request | |
| Careers | Careers and Enterprise | |
| Chaplaincy services | On request | |
| Sports and recreational facilities | On request | |
| Facilities relating to music, art and other cultural activities | On request | |
| Museums, libraries, special collections and archives | On request | |
| Conference facilities | Bath Spa Venues | |
| Advice and guidance | On request | |
| Media releases | News and Events |
Bath Spa University actively publishes previous requests made under the Freedom of Information Act. Please visit our Disclosure Log page to view previous requests.
Please note that some information is currently available on request while it is digitised for our new website.
How to submit a request for information
We endeavour to publish information online where listed in the ICO's Model Publication Scheme, where we hold electronic copies of documents. Sometimes information usually available online may be temporarily available for download if it is being updated or has yet to be published. For information not available from our published content above, you can submit a request to the Freedom of Information Officer.
A member of the public requiring access to information must make a written request, which can be submitted by post or email, via the contact details below:
Freedom of Information Officer
Bath Spa University
Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Bath
BA2 9BN
Data Protection Act requests
Requests for data we may hold about you must be submitted in writing to the Data Protection Officer, and fall outside of our Freedom of Information Act duties. For further information on how to make a request, see our Data Protection policy.