Disciplinary Procedures

University Disciplinary and Investigative Procedures and Powers - 2023/24

The 23/24 PDF is available to view below. 

University Disciplinary and Investigative Procedures and Powers 2023-2024 can be viewed as a PDF 

• PART A : General

  Definitions, oversight, confidentiality, students who leave, interrelationship with criminal proceedings
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• PART B: Non-academic discipline procedure

  Breaches of accommodation licence, sports discipline and other matters resolved by the Disciplinary Officer; informal resolution
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• PART C: Academic discipline procedure

  Regulation 20 (examination misconduct), Regulation 23 (conferment of qualifications), guidance on related policies
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• PART D: Procedure for dealing with professional conduct or suitability concerns

  Fitness to practise at School level and referrals on
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• PART E: Suspension and exclusion powers

  All powers to suspend a student or exclude them from areas of campus, effect of this, return from suspension
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• PART F: Senate Student Discipline Committee including Senate level fitness to practise hearings

  Referrals to SSDC, Chair’s powers including summary determination of Regulations 13,18, and 20, panel modes and composition and procedure, post-hearing actions, guidance to students
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• PART G: Penalties

  Academic and non-academic penalties exercisable at different levels and guidance on them
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• PART H: Appeals

  Two-stage process for non-academic appeals from the Disciplinary Officer and a Sports decision-maker and SSDAC process for academic appeals from Senate Student Discipline Panels
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