Freedom of information

General information

• Legal framework for Kingston University
• How the University works
• Where to find Kingston University
• Contact details for Kingston University 

Information relating to organisations which the University has responsibility for including Partners, those it sponsors and companies owned by it

• Partner institutions
• Kingston City Group
• Kingston University Service Company
• Kingston University Enterprises Limited (KUEL)

Student activities

• Kingston Students' Union
• Sports clubs
• Student societies

Courses

• Prospectus
• Course content
• Course fees, funding, scholarships and bursaries
• Degree apprenticeships

Advice and guidance

• Open Days
• Advice for new students
• Advice for international students
• Advice for parents, carers and supporters
• Kingston Alumni
• Privacy

Student support

• Careers and Employability Service
• Health and wellbeing support
• Faith and spirituality
• Sport and fitness
• Kingston Students' Union

Facilities

• Art facilities
• Business and Social Sciences facilities
• Health, Science, Social Care and Education facilities
• Engineering, Computing and the Environment facilities
• Research facilities
• Library and Learning Services
• Town House
• Coombehurst House and Visconti Studio
• Facilities hire for which the University is entitled to recover a fee

Libraries, museums, special collections and archives

• Library and Learning Services
• Library catalogue
• IT services
• Dorich House Museum
• Stanley Picker Gallery
• Archives and special collections
• Archives catalogue
• Research repository

Services for outside bodies

• Services for business
• Employer student recruitment

Media releases

• News
• Media enquiries

Funding and income

Our financial statements contain information regarding sources of funding and income.

• Office for Students (OfS) terms and conditions of funding for 2023-24
• Tuition fees
• Fundraising
• Cost of rooms in Kingston Halls of Residence

Financial audit reports

• Our financial statements contain the external auditors' reports. 

Capital programme

• Campus development

Contracts

• The University reserves the right not to publish information that can be considered commercially sensitive, in accordance with Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Internal financial regulations

• Our policies and regulations page contain information on the University's Internal Financial Procedures.

Register of suppliers

• Copies of the register of suppliers is available on request from the FOI team

Research

• Research policies, guides and research funding

Staff pay

• Senior staff salaries are available in the University financial statements.

Tenders

• Visit the Find a tender website to see contracts currently available for public tender and reports of successful tenders. Enter ‘kingston+university' in the ‘Search' field and click the ‘Search' button to retrieve information relating to Kingston University.

• Corporate plan
• Academic quality and standards

Corporate relations

• Links with business and industry
• Careers and employability
• Equality, diversity and inclusion

Government and regulatory reports

• Data and analysis – HESA
• Data and analysis – Office for Students
• Further education financial management and data collection – GOV.UK
• Gender pay gap data – GOV.UK
• HEE Data Service – Health Education England
• Statistics: initial teacher training – GOV.UK

Please see About us for information on the Governance structure of the University and its main decision-making bodies.

Minutes are available on request from the FOI team.

View policies and regulations for Kingston University.

Senior Leadership Team Register of Interests

Board Members Register of Interests

Please contact the FOI team if you would like a copy of the asset registers.

The number of CCTV cameras Kingston University has in use, by postcode location:

• 605 cameras in KT1, KT2, KT4, KT5
• 45 cameras in SW15
• 43 cameras in KT6

View the CCTV code of practice policy, under information regulations in the policies and regulations section of our website.

Mission statement

Corporate plan or equivalent strategic statement on HE provision

Statement of quality assurance policies and processes

Learning and teaching strategy (education strategy)

Information on partnerships

Employability statements

Prospectuses, programme specifications, programme guides, or similar (Full module descriptors are available upon request from the faculties)

Programme specifications

Results of internal student surveys: Internal student survey results are not available publically

Links with employers

Partnership agreements, links with awarding bodies/delivery partners (Partnership agreements are available upon request from Academic Registry)

Procedures and outcomes for programme approval, monitoring and review

External examination procedures

Policies for student complaints, appeals and representations

How to submit a freedom of information request

To make a request under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, please:

Contact the FOI team or send a letter to:

Kingston University,
Compliance and Information Governance Unit,
FOI Requests,
Holmwood House,
Grove Crescent,
Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE,
UK

Please include:

• your name;
• address for correspondence (if sent via post);
• a description of the information you are looking for.

Please note: Requests for personal information are covered by the Data Protection Act 2018. Please email foi@kingston.ac.uk for more information.

What is not covered under the Freedom of Information Act?

The Act sets out exemptions where the right to access information may be refused. This includes:

• personal information;
• information which is prejudicial to the commercial interests of the University or a third party;
• information that is already accessible by other means.

In some cases, the University is required to consider the public interest in determining whether to rely on an exemption. In all cases, you will receive an explanation quoting the relevant exemption and an explanation of your rights of appeal to the Information Commissioner.

You will find more information on exemptions on the ICO website.

Cost of Freedom of Information requests

Documents available electronically, either via links in this Publication Scheme or via an email will be supplied free of charge.

A charge will not normally be made for hard copy paper documents, but the University reserves the right to recover copying costs if the requested documents exceed 100 pages.

You will be notified of any payment prior to the request being fulfilled.

See the ICO guidance on charging for information in a publication scheme.

What do you think?

It is important that our freedom of information content meets your needs. If you find the information on this page difficult to understand, please let us know.

Send your feedback to the FOI team.

How to make a complaint

If you are unhappy with the service that you have received in relation to either this Publication Scheme or any other request that you have made to the University under the Freedom of Information Act, and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the University's decision, please:

Contact the FOI team at foi@kingston.ac.uk or write to:

Kingston University,
Compliance and Information Governance Unit,
Freedom of Information Requests,
Holmwood House,
Grove Crescent,
Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE,
UK.

Unresolved complaints

If we are unable to resolve your complaint, you can contact the Information Commisioner's Office (ICO), the independent body who oversees the Freedom of Information Act:

Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House,
Water Lane,
Wilmslow,
Cheshire,
SK9 5AF,
UK.