Lucy
I was interested to see the approach being adopted by your university - n ot
wanting to force members of staff into providing exam marks. A stark
contrast to Northumbria University's position. All academic members of
staff received a memo in their home post yesterday advising that if exam
marks/assignment marks are not provided by dates provided by their Dean then
all pay will be withdrawn until such time as the marks are provided. For
some members of staff it seems that pay is being withdrawn from today.
Claire
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Withholding of Marks
Are there any further thoughts on this issue?
We are now in the position where we have been asked by a student what would
happen if he put in a request under DPA. We have to think how we are going
to reply to him, bearing in mind that we don't want several thousand
requests from students for their exam marks.
I am thinking that the withholding of the data for 5 months from the date
of the request might be my reply were we to receive requests, because the
marks have not been "announced" or published. The university doesn't want
to have to force members of staff into providing exam marks, because it
doesn't want to exacerbate the situation any further. On the other hand, we
have an obligation to our students as well.
How should I reply to the student? He hasn't actually put in a request yet.
Regards
Lucy Fincham
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