Dear Ian Benson

Your enquiry has been considered and the information is set out below using the
numbering of your original enquiry.
Please note that all copyright in this response belongs to the University of
Huddersfield; you are not permitted to publish, reproduce, copy or otherwise use
this response, except as permitted by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
1988.
1. Please see our Student Handbook of Regulations available at
http://www2.hud.ac.uk/shared/shared_regwg/docs/regulations_handbooks/studentshan
dbook/studentregulations.pdf,
and Computing Regulations available at
http://www2.hud.ac.uk/cls/it/policy/computingregs.php .
2. No, however School Teaching & Learning Committees (for taught modules),
Research Committees and Ethics Committees would consider relevant issues on an
ad hoc basis.
3. No.

4. No policy on preventing violent extremism but related policies/procedures

include the following:
Freedom of Speech policy
http://www.hud.ac.uk/equality/images/docs/freedom_of_speech_policy.doc
Community code of conduct
http://www2.hud.ac.uk/shared/shared_regwg/docs/regulations_handbooks/studentshan
dbook/community_code_of_conduct.pdf
Student Handbook of Regulations
http://www2.hud.ac.uk/registry/students_handbook.php
Equal Opportunities policy http://www.hud.ac.uk/hr/downloads/eods.doc
Faith Centre user agreement and other information
http://www2.hud.ac.uk/student_services/faith_centre/index.php
Further information about the Freedom of Information Act can be obtained from
the Information Commissioner s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF,
http://www.ico.gov.uk/Home/what_we_cover/freedom_of_information.aspx.
Yours sincerely
M Sarah Wickham, MA, MA, Registered Archivist & Records Manager
University Records Manager
University of Huddersfield
http://www.hud.ac.uk/cls/recordsmanagement/

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.
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/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.
Thank you very much for your assistance.
Ian Benson
10 County House Mews, Monkgate, York YO31 7NR 01904 673880

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