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One of the final acts of the Boris Johnson Government before the Parliamentary summer recess was to publish the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.  It remains to be seen whether further changes will be proposed by the next prime minister, but the Bill builds on a number of earlier consultations...

The Office for Students has recently published its annual Prevent monitoring data.

With rising student expectations and the increasing number of educational providers, the Higher Education sector has faced a number of challenges over the last few years to enhance the student experience and consumer offerings...

The Supreme Court has confirmed that the Working Time Regulations do not entitle an employer to reduce the leave entitlement of part-year employees so that it is proportional to other workers...

The Queen’s Speech in May 2022 announced the Government’s intention to introduce a Modern Slavery Bill to strengthen the existing Modern Slavery Act 2015.

On 20 May 2022, Bristol County Court gave the anticipated judgment in Abrahart (Administrator of the estate of Natasha Abrahart, deceased) v University of Bristol...

A recent decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal provides explains why failure to make reasonable adjustments during the dismissal process does not necessarily make the associated dismissal unfair

Data controllers often have to consider the interaction between the exercise of a data subject’s right to a copy of their data under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the conduct of litigation involving the data subject...

The Committee of University Chairs (CUC) has published new guidance for Chairs and Governing Bodies of universities relating to Tackling Harassment and Sexual Misconduct (May 2022)...

Today sees the launch of the Government’s High Potential Individual visa, which gives successful applicants at least two years’ permission to stay and work in the UK...

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) has recently published its annual report.  The content is perhaps not particularly surprising for those dealing regularly with student complaints in HE.  Some key themes are...

At first blush it might not seem like the Green Paper on the Future of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision system in England has much to do with higher education. After all, the consultation is focused on introducing new standards in the quality of support given to children...