FOI_25-254 LLB Law degree classifications
Date of response: 10 September 2025
We have now considered your request of 24 August 2025 for the following information:
Question 1. The number of students awarded each degree classification for the degree of Law LLB (Hons) for the year 2024-25.
Our response:
| Year | I&I * | II(1) | II(2) | III |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8 | 93 | 57 | <5 |
Please note the above figures are subject to change
On this occasion, it is not possible to provide all the requested information. The Act contains several exemptions that allow public authorities to withhold certain information from release. We have applied the following exemption to part of your request.
| Exemption | Reason |
|---|---|
| s.40(2), Personal information | Disclosure of some of the requested information would be contrary to the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation |
We can confirm that the University does hold this data and we believe that the requested information, constitutes the personal data of individuals, as defined by Article 4(1) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). However, due to the small numbers involved, we consider these details are exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the FOI Act.
We believe that disclosure this data would be contrary to the requirements of Article 5(1)(a) of the GDPR; namely that information must be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner. These individuals would have no expectation that this information would be made publicly available, and we have not identified a lawful basis that would allow or require us to disclose this information. To ensure that we do not inadvertently release personal data in this response or in combination with other publicly available data, we have replaced all values between 0 and 4 in relation to the number of individuals with the value ‘<5’.
Question 2. The number of students achieving, as an overall grade, each percentage range for the degree of Law LLB (Hons) for the year 2024-25.
If practicable, please provide percentage range bands of not more than 10%.
Our response:
On this occasion it is not possible to provide all of the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for the number of students achieving as an overall grade, each percentage range for the degree of Law LLB (Hons). The University do not capture the data this way as each stage is separate for a student.