Dear Mr Benson

Dear Mr Benson
Further to your FoI request of 30th April, please see the University s responses
in green below, which have been provided by our Head of Student Services and
Academic Registrar, along with the attached document in relation to Q4.
Kind regards,
Catherine Emanuelli on behalf of
Freedom of Information Office
University of Gloucestershire
Park Campus
Cheltenham
GL50 2RH

From: ian.benson22@btinternet.com [mailto:ian.benson22@btinternet.com]

Sent: 26 April 2010 12:04
To: ian.benson22@btinternet.com
Subject: FOI Request - Terrorism Legislation

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. There
are no formal guidelines relating to potential liability.
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. There are no formal procedures
relating to safety and risk under terrorism legislation.

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. See Discipline, Grievance, Harrassment and Whistleblowing
procedures
(http://resources.glos.ac.uk/departments/personnel/phbk/phbkpart6.cfm)
and the Student Code of Conduct
(http://resources.glos.ac.uk/policies/codeofconduct.cfm).
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/publicati
ons/extremismhe.pdf
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 is represented on the County multi-agency NI35/Prevent
partnership, and feeds into the regional action plan for delivering the Prevent
agenda. The University also has its own local plan (attached) to build
resilience against extremism, to train staff, and educate the student community
over the coming academic year. The University has just won a £10k grant from
BIS to deliver aspects of the plan.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

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