Secretariat
Policies, Procedures and Codes of Practice
A summary of the policies, procedures and Codes of Practice directly administered by the Secretariat follows below:
Governance Support
- Committee paper guidelines
- Code of Practice on Corporate Governance
- Disciplinary procedure (for academic and academic-related staff)
- Grievance procedure (for academic and academic-related staff)
- Protocol for investigating and resolving allegations of misconduct in academic research (A Statement of Co-operation that sets out principles agreed by Russell Group institutions in respect of managing cross-institutional allegations of research misconduct can be found here)
- Organisational change and employment security policy
- Research ethics
- Scheme of delegation
- Whistleblowing procedure (a brief guide to the procedure is available here)
Legal Affairs
- University guidance on copyright
- Freedom of Information
- Information Protection Policy
- Intellectual property rights (IPR)
- Policy on the storage and use of human tissue
Safeguarding children, young persons and adults in vulnerable circumstances:
Policy on safeguarding children, young persons and adults in vulnerable circumstances
Guidance on organising activities for children or adults in vulnerable circumstances
Student Cases
- Student complaints procedure
- Academic appeals procedure
- General University Disciplinary Regulations
- General Academic Regulations
- University Residences Disciplinary Regulations
- University Computer Systems (UCS) Disciplinary Regulations
- Code of Practice on Student Health and Conduct
- Reporting of Criminal Offences
- Students with Criminal Records
- Cheating, Plagiarism and Fraudulent or Fabricated Coursework
- Referred Students Procedure
- Unsatisfactory Students Procedure
- Immediate Temporary Exclusion - ill health
Other Matters
Further University policies, procedures and codes of practice which relate more indirectly to the Secretariat's work include:
- General Regulations
- Rules for Award
- LUU Codes and Procedures
- Policy on socially responsible investment (further details on financial procedures and policies are available at the University's Finance pages)
- Policy on Audio or Video Recording for Educational Purposes (guidance of the policy for Schools is available here)
- Learning Analytics Strategy
- Learning Analytics Code of Practice
- Apprenticeship Employer Complaints Procedure
The University's risk management arrangements are overseen by the Director of Risk Management (Paul Griffiths). Key documents are set out below:
Updated: 25.2.2020 (CLLC)