Requesting information

If you need to request information from the university, choose from the following options:

Making a freedom of information request

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides a general right of access to university information. The Information Commissioner has provided guidance for the public.

The University of Brighton publishes a considerable amount of material through its publication scheme. You can apply for information that is not available from the publication scheme:

You can send a request via email to: foi@brighton.ac.uk

You can also send your request via post addressed to:
Rachel Page
Head of Data Compliance and Records Management
University of Brighton
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton BN2 4AT

If you wish to make a request for information please consider the following:

  • Please describe the information you need as clearly as possible, if your request is too broad or unclear we may need to get back to you.
  • The university will aim to respond to your request within twenty working days. We are not obliged to respond to vexatious or repeated requests; you might not always receive the information you request as there are sometimes valid reasons why some information will be withheld, such as if its release would prejudice health and safety arrangements or damage a party’s commercial interests. When this is the case, we will explain our reasons for withholding information.

Requesting personal information

The Data Protection Act 2018 gives you a right of access to the data which organizations hold about you, and specifies how that data can be gathered, used and disseminated. The Information Commissioner has provided guidance for the public.

Requests for access to personal data must be in writing, to request information, please complete a request form and post to:

Rachel Page
Head of Data Compliance and Records Management
University of Brighton
8th Floor Cockcroft Building
Lewes Road
Brighton 
BN2 4GJ

Or download the request form and email it to dataprotection@brighton.ac.uk.

Make a personal request

The Subject Access Request form is not obligatory but it designed to help us gather the information which we need to identify you, communicate with you and locate data about you. Failure to complete the form could delay processing of your request, as we may need to contact you for further information or clarification.

Other information requests

The university regularly receives enquiries from parents and other third parties regarding students or staff, however in most cases the Data Protection Act strictly prevents us from disclosing information. There are however some circumstances where disclosure would be allowed – for example to a criminal investigation agency. In addition a student or staff member could consent to information being shared – for example to supply a reference to an employer/agency.

Please complete this form to request data, this us to ensure that the individual is aware of the data share and/or has consented to the data share and/or that another legal authority is in place to allow for the data share. There is no charge for this however if your request is unfounded or excessive or repeats previous requests then there may be an administrative charge – you will be informed of this as soon as we able to confirm the nature of your request.

Please send completed forms and other documentation to dataprotection@brighton.ac.uk.

If you seeking confirmation that a person has studied at the university, please send this form to PastStudentVerifications@brighton.ac.uk.

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