Re: FOI21-033 response clarifications
Dear Cardiff University,
Thanks again for your excellent, in-depth response to my request for information (FOI21-033). I'd like to clarify a couple of points within the supplementary notes of the response.
1. Am I correct in understanding from your notes that the Disclosure Response Team was launched in October 2017, and that prior to this no dedicated complaints department or centralised statistics for sexual misconduct complaints exist?
2. What is the name of the panel/ committee/ department responsible for overseeing the decisions pertaining to "outcomes" and staff/ student expulsions? Please include all relevant bodies since 2000.
3. May I have the University's definition of "Unwanted sexual contact", "Sexual assault", and "Rape"?
Please can you provide your response in a PDF format for ease of accessibility.
Thank you in advance for your time.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Redfern
Dear Mark Redfern
Please see the attached.
Yours sincerely
Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ebost : [email address]
Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhwy oedi.
University Secretary's Office
Cardiff University
Email: [email address]
The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
Dear Mark Redfern
I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated 11
March 2021.
For ease of reference, I have reproduced your questions below and set out
our corresponding responses.
1. What is the name of the panel/ committee/ department responsible for
overseeing the decisions pertaining to "outcomes" and staff/ student
expulsions? Please include all relevant bodies since 2000.
2. May I have the University's definition of "Unwanted sexual contact",
"Sexual assault", and "Rape"?
Students
The process for making decisions in respect of conduct issues is contained
in the conduct/behaviour regulations relevant for a particular academic
year. For students on a programme leading to professional registration,
the relevant procedure is Fitness to Practise. The electronic records go
back to 2009-10 and details are attached. There have been several
versions of each type of procedure since 2000 and summarised as below and
attach copies where held electronically.
Student behaviour processes:
Procedure Academic years during which applicable
(relevant to request)
Student Discipline Procedure 2009-10 to 2015-16
Student Behaviour Procedure 2016-17 to 2018-19
Student Conduct Procedure 2019/20 and 2020/21
Fitness to Practise Procedure
Procedure in place in 2009-10
Updated for 2015-16
Updated for 2019-20
Staff Disciplinary
All Staff Disciplinary procedures and sanctions are conducted in
accordance with staff members terms and conditions of employment. There is
a Disciplinary procedure for grades 1-4 staff attached and the
disciplinary procedure for both academic and professional services staff
on grades five and above are in Part III of Statute XV and Ordinance 12
There is no definition defined for “Unwanted sexual contact”, “Sexual
assault” and “Rape”, but the University has a Dignity at Work and Study
policy which staff and students must follow, which is attached for
reference.
I trust this information satisfies your enquiry. The University has a
Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure should you feel dissatisfied
with this response or the way in which your request was handled.
Complaints must be made in writing and must set out why you believe the
University has not met its obligations under the Freedom of Information
Act. You may email your complaint to [1][email address] where it
will be forwarded to the Head of Compliance and Risk who will be
responsible for overseeing the review.
If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome of your complaint, you
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for
consideration. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the
following address: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Cardiff University. If you require further assistance please feel free to
contact me.
Kind regards
Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol University Secretary’s Office
Prifysgol Caerdydd Cardiff University
Ebost : [2][email address] Email: [3][email address]
The University welcomes
Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu correspondence in Welsh or English.
gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead
Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu to any delay.
unrhwy oedi.
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