POSTED BY RICHARD SYKES | 31 JULY 2024 Regulatory update: harassment, sexual misconduct and consumer law The Office for Students has published its recent activities relating to consumer law and also the long-awaited final version of condition of registration E6... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read Condition E6 Contract and consumer Governance and public law Students
POSTED BY RICHARD SYKES | 26 JULY 2024 Some people think that the freedom of speech legislation is all over! Is it? Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 18 JULY 2024 New cyber security and data Bills announced Among the measures announced yesterday in the first King’s Speech of the Starmer Government are Bills that will update current cybersecurity and data legislation... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY KATE ALLAN | 9 JULY 2024 OfS Prevent monitoring data for 2022/2023 We look at some broad themes from the Office for Students' recently published prevent duty monitoring data. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY MATTHEW HOWLING | 8 JULY 2024 Dear Secretary of State for Education, Some key areas we think our higher education clients would like to see the incoming government focus on. Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY HENRY MAHALSKI | 1 JULY 2024 Student encampments – seeking possession Over the past few months, students and staff, along with third parties, have established encampments at various universities in protest of the killings and suffering in Gaza. Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY RICHARD SYKES | 24 JUNE 2024 Freedom of speech compliance Richard Sykes shares thoughts on the updated requirements for registered higher education providers' freedom of speech code of practice. Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY HELEN TRINGHAM | 13 JUNE 2024 Criminal offences under the Data Protection Act: a reminder The ICO warns: “Just because your job may give you access to other people’s personal information, it doesn’t mean you have the legal right to look at it whenever you like”. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY SIMON ELSEGOOD | 10 JUNE 2024 Navigating UK export controls: a brief overview We have seen a dramatic increase in the number of education sector clients reaching out to us for advice on the effect of UK Export Control regulations on academic research... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 4 JUNE 2024 The pre-election period and the OfS consultations on freedom of speech, harassment and sexual misconduct The Prime Minister’s decision to call a general election on 4 July has also triggered the pre-election period guidance for Government departments, civil servants and non-departmental public bodies issued by the Cabinet Office... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
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