----- Original Message -----

From: "freedomofinformation freedomofinformation"

<freedomofinformation@dundee.ac.uk>
To: <ian.benson22@btinternet.com>
Cc: "David George" <D.R.W.George@dundee.ac.uk>; "Ian Francis"
<i.k.francis@dundee.ac.uk>; "Jim McGeorge" <J.McGeorge@dundee.ac.uk>;
"Patricia Whatley" <p.e.whatley@dundee.ac.uk>; "Richard Borrer"
<r.j.borrer@dundee.ac.uk>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: FOI Request - Terrorism Legislation

Dear Mr Benson,

Thank you for your request for information to the University of Dundee. To
address your questions in turn:

Q1 Does your institution provide any information or advice to students or

staff on any potential liability under Terrorism legislation which might
result from accessing materials for teaching or research ? If so please
provide copies of any documents held which detail or refer to such
information or advice.

The University has no such policy. Please treat this email as notice under
S.17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 that this information
in not held.

Q2 Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess

reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which
explicitly or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under
terrorism legislation as part of its remit ? For example does the
institution have anything similar or analogous to the 'module review
process' established at Nottingham University described here :
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=407122;
http://www.teachingterrorism.net/2009/08/03/nottingham-censorship-a-defence;
http://www.teachingterrorism.net/2009/08/06/is-vetting-at-nottingham-in-defence-of-academic-
freedom

If so please supply full details of this policy and procedure and advise
when and how it was decided upon and implemented.
The University has no such policy. Please treat this email as notice under
S.17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 that this information
in not held.

Q3 Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for
dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the
institution, its students or staff under Terrorism legislation ? If so
please supply a copy of the policy and advise the date it was decided upon
and implemented.

The University has no such procedure. Please treat this email as notice
under S.17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 that this
information in not held.

Q4 Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for
'preventing violent extremism' as recommended for example in the government
guidance document 'Promoting Good Campus Relations'
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/tna/+/http://www.dius.gov.uk/publications/extremismhe.pd
f
Please indicate what procedures or policy exist and advise when it was
decided upon and implemented, and provide copies of any documents held which
detail or refer to such policy or procedures.

The University refers to the National Counter Terrorism Security Office

(NaCTSO) manual 'Counter Terrorism Protective Security Advice for Higher and
Further Education', 2009.
http://www.nactso.gov.uk/documents/Education%202009.pdf

You may wish to note that the Secretary of the University is a member of the
Universities UK working group on Academic Freedom which is working on
developing sector guidance on the prevention of extremism on campus.

I trust that this information is helpful. Please contact me if I can offer

any clarification.

Yours sincerely,

Alan Bell
Records Manager and
Information Compliance Officer

*****************************************************

Message sent on behalf of the

University of Dundee by the
Information Compliance Officer
Archive, Records Management and Museum
Services (ARMMS)
Tower Building
University of Dundee
Dundee DD1 4HN
Tel: 01382 384441 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              01382
384441      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 01382 345523
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/armms

Opinion given in this email does

not constitute legal advice and should not be
relied on in that way.

Should you wish to appeal any decision concerning

the release of information by the University please
respond to freedomofinformation@dundee.ac.uk.
The University will then review your appeal according
to the procedures at
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/recordsmanagement/freedomofinformation/reviewprocedures.pdf

************************************************************
Please consider the environment. Do you really need to print this email?>>>
<ian.benson22@btinternet.com> 26/04/2010 12:04 >>>
FOI Request - Terrorism Legislation

I would like to request the following information under the provisions of

the Freedom of Information Act. I would ask you to send your response by
e-mail.
Q1 Does your institution provide any information or advice to students or
staff on any potential liability under Terrorism legislation which might
result from accessing materials for teaching or research ? If so please
provide copies of any documents held which detail or refer to such
information or advice.

Q2 Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess

reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which
explicitly or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under
terrorism legislation as part of its remit ? For example does the
institution have anything similar or analogous to the 'module review
process' established at Nottingham University described here :

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=407122;
http://www.teachingterrorism.net/2009/08/03/nottingham-censorship-a-defence;
http://www.teachingterrorism.net/2009/08/06/is-vetting-at-nottingham-in-defence-of-academic-
freedom

If so please supply full details of this policy and procedure and advise
when and how it was decided upon and implemented.

Q3 Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for
dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the
institution, its students or staff under Terrorism legislation ? If so
please supply a copy of the policy and advise the date it was decided upon
and implemented.

Q4 Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for
'preventing violent extremism' as recommended for example in the government
guidance document 'Promoting Good Campus Relations'

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/tna/+/http://www.dius.gov.uk/publications/extremismhe.pd
f

Please indicate what procedures or policy exist and advise when it was
decided upon and implemented, and provide copies of any documents held which
detail or refer to such policy or procedures.
Thank you very much for your assistance.

Ian Benson

10 County House Mews, Monkgate, York YO31 7NR 01904 673880

begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              01904 673880      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish charity, No: SC015096