On the basis of Richard McCormacks email, I have protested to the DfES, and
asked for an extension to January 7.

Roger Clark
Academic Registrar
University of Reading

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Admin-student [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> PHILLIPS A.H
> Sent: 03 December 2001 16:13 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Tuition Fee Position Reports and Attendance Confirmation
> Repo rts
>
>
> Dear Roger,
>
> We have been trying to confirm the dates we would be receiving
> the reports.
> So far the SLC has not responded. Here at Swansea we will be in a similar
> position to Warwick. If we don't get the tuition attendance report soon we
> will not be able to make our return by the 20th December. Perhaps a way
> forward would be to issue the floppy disk immediately and the hard copy
> could be supplied on request or some time later. This method
> would not hold
> up institutions who are able to make the return electronically.
>
> Aled Phillips
> Student Records & Systems Manager
> ACU, Room 5, Singleton Abbey, Swansea, SA2 8PP
> Tel: (01792) (51) 3143
>
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Richard McCormack [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>         Sent:   03 December 2001 15:22
>         To:     [log in to unmask]
>         Subject:        Re: Tuition Fee Position Reports and Attendance
> Confirmation Reports
>
>         Dear Roger
>
>         I wanted to raise with you the concerns and problems that we are
>         having here at Portsmouth in respect of the SLC fee position and
>         attendance confirmation report.
>
>         The initial date that we were given for the report being run and
>         dispatched to HEIs was 23rd November 2001 (due to arrive at HEIs
>         wthin 3 days of the run).  We have since received notification
>         (including the message below) that the date of arrival had been
>         extended to 5 days after the run date of 23/11 and then 7 days
>         after the run.
>
>         As we did not receive the report on Friday 30th November, I phoned
>         the DfES to be told that the reports are being run in
> 'alphabetical
>         order' by the SLC and that those HEIs later in the alphabet would
>         be further delayed!  In fact, we might not receive ours until
>         Wednesday 5th December - 12 days after the run date.  On
>         phoning again today, we were told not only were they being ordered
>         alphabetically, but institutions with smaller number of students
>         were being prioritised!
>
>         We have set our timetable, resourcing, and workloads to
>         correspond with the published SLC/DfES timescales (as per the
>         student support notes) and feel the position we have been
> put in is
>         very unfair and unacceptable.  We have been told there will be no
>         extension to the deadline of return of 20th December 2001
>         (obviously those of us in large HEIs in the latter half of the
> alphabet
>         are being completely disadvantaged by this). We also have set our
>         own internal deadlines for direct debit collection, etc in
> accordance
>         with the SLC report timetable and now are being impossibly
>         squeezed to meet this timeframe.
>
>         If you culd let me have your thoughts on this and whether other
>         HEIs are having similiar experiences, it would be mcuh
>         appreciated.  Also, pressure on the SLC and DfES to extend the
>         deadline for return, given the above position, would be
> appreciated.
>
>         Many thanks for your help, and any questions please let me know.
>
>         Kind Regards
>         Richard McCormack
>
>         On 28 Nov 01, at 17:14, Roger Clark wrote:
>
>         > The DfES has asked me to forward an amendment to the timing of
> Tuition Fee
>         > Position Reports and Attendance Confirmation Reports from the
> Student Loans
>         > Co
>         >
>         > Roger Clark
>         > Academic Registrar
>         > University of Reading
>         >
>         >
>         > Subject: HEICG: SSIN 21/01
>         >
>         > Dear All
>         >
>         > Please note that on page 4 of SSIN 21/01 following the table of
> dates for
>         > Tuition Fee Position Reports and Attendance Confirmation Reports
> it says
>         > 'reports will arrive at institutions within three
> working days of
> run date'.
>         > The SLC have indicated that this is not possible due to the
> processing
>         > procedures that are gone through following receipt of
> the reports.
> The
>         > revised guidance is that reports should be with institutions 7
> days (incl
>         > w/ends) after the run date.
>         >
>         > I would be grateful if you could cascade this information.  The
> SLC will
>         > also be sending a note through their networks.
>         >
>         > With thanks.
>         >
>         > Regards.
>         >
>         > Yvonne Clarke
>
>
>         ----------------------------
>         Richard McCormack
>         Acting Deputy Academic Registrar
>         University of Portsmouth
>         Tel: 023 9284 3427
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