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University Disciplinary and Investigative Procedures and Powers - 2025/26
The 25/26 University Disciplinary and Investigative Procedures and Powers can be viewed as a PDF.
Key Contacts:
Student Conduct and Complaints team (Academic Registry Services): ssdc@uea.ac.uk
Students Union Advice Team: advicecentre@uea.ac.uk
PART A - General Definitions
More ...... oversight, confidentiality, students who leave, interrelationship with criminal proceedings
PART B - Non-Academic Discipline Procedure
More ...Breaches of accommodation licence, sports discipline and other matters resolved by the Disciplinary Officer; informal resolution
PART C - Academic Discipline Procedure
More ...Regulation 20 (examination misconduct), Regulation 23 (conferment of qualifications), guidance on related policies
PART D - Procedure for dealing with Professional conduct or suitability concerns
Read moreFitness to practise at School level and referrals
PART E - Suspension and Exclusion Powers
More ...All powers to suspend a student or exclude them from areas of campus, effect of this, return from suspension.
PART F - Senate Student Discipline Committee (SSDC) including Senate level fitness to practise hearings
More ...Referrals to SSDC, Chair’s powers including summary.
determinationofRegulations13,18,and20,panelmodes and composition and procedure, post-hearing actions, guidance to students.
PART G - Penalties
More ...Academic and non-academic penalties exercisable at different levels and guidance on them.
PART H - Appeals
More ...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.