----- Original Message -----
From: Teresa Kelly
To: ian.benson22@[Link]
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:50 PM
Subject: FW: FOI Request - Terrorism Legislation
Dear Ian Benson – please find below the responses to your request.
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.
No
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 :
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
If so please supply full details of this policy and procedure and advise when and how it was decided upon
and implemented.
We have three-year reviews of subjects and their learning materials but no specific policy or procedure.
These reviews do not have anything in common with Nottingham's Module Review forms, as the reviews
are not conducted by a separate committee, and they have nothing to do with "advice on academics'
teaching material".
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.
We have a code of practice on freedom of speech which is available on our website at:
[Link] This code of practice was approved by Academic Board
on 21 June 2006 and was implemented from that date.
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’
[Link]
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.
We have a code of practice on freedom of speech which is available on our website at:
[Link] This code of practice was approved by Academic Board
on 21 June 2006 and was implemented from that date.
If you are not satisfied with the decision you may ask for an internal review via Steve Knight, Deputy
Vice-Chancellor, Director of Corporate Services, Middlesex University, Hendon campus, London NW4 4BT;
tel: 020 8411 6010 020 8411 6010 ; email [Link]@[Link].
In addition if you are not satisfied with the University’s decision you may apply to the Information
Commissioner for an independent review at the following address: The Information Commissioner,
Wyncliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Regards
Teresa Kelly
Clerk to the Board/
Freedom of Information Officer
Middlesex University
The Burroughs
Hendon
London NW4 4BT
020 8411 6018 020 8411 6018
From: ian.benson22@[Link] [[Link]
Sent: 27 May 2010 11:21
To: ian.benson22@[Link]
Subject: Fw: FOI Request - Terrorism Legislation
Dear FOI Office
According to my records I have not received an acknowledgement or response to the FOI request below.
Can you kindly look into this and advise when I might expect a reply.
Thank you very much.
Ian Benson
----- Original Message -----
From: ian.benson22@[Link]
To: ian.benson22@[Link]
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:05 PM
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 :
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
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’
[Link]
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 01904 673880
