No. Submitting a report with details is a means of accessing your own personal advisor, and bespoke support. It is not a tool for triggering an investigation under our procedures.
However, there may be certain circumstances where we will need to disclose information that you have shared with us:
- If your life or the lives of others is at risk. Examples of this would be if a report states that someone has plans to complete suicide, has plans to self-harm to an extent that endangers their life or if a report contains threats to other people's lives.
- If the reporter is under 18.
- If we are required to do so by law (e.g. If a student imparts information relating to criminal activity or planned criminal activity; Where we are required to share information with UK Visas & Immigration in accordance with our duties as a licenced immigration sponsor; etc.).
Should this be the case, the University might decide to take immediate action. In these circumstances we would look to obtain your consent first where possible and it will be explained to you in full why we believe there is a need to disclose information, and who will have access to this information.
If you do not provide us with consent to share this information or it is not practicable for us to try and obtain it, in very rare circumstances we reserve the right to break confidentiality. This would only happen if there were a serious risk to your own or others’ safety, or if we were compelled to break confidentiality by law.
Even in such circumstances we would do our utmost to discuss things with you before taking action. In the event of a serious and imminent risk of major harm, other members of the University may be informed or called upon to assist in managing the immediate situation. We may also contact external agencies if appropriate.
Please, read our Student Confidentiality Policy for more information.