Student Discipline Committee

DISC06-A1

NOTICE OF MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Committee on Thursday 9 March 2006 at 10.30 am in Committee Room 2, Administration Building 2

(A sandwich lunch will be provided)

D L Wolfe, Assistant Registrar

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Membership

To note the resignation from the Committee of Mr J E Mutton.

3. Minutes
(DISC05-M3 – previously circulated)

To confirm, subject to any correction, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 22 November 2005.

4. Matters Arising from the Minutes

.1 Notional Cost of Disciplinary Hearings
(DISC05-M3, Min. 22.4 refers)

To note the view of the Bursar that the notional direct cost of Disciplinary Hearings in terms of staff time alone exceeds £100 per hour.

.2 Matters Arising from the Minutes not appearing elsewhere on this Agenda

5. Relationship with Warden Service

DISC06-P1

To receive and note a memorandum from the Secretary, together with the response from a Warden, and to consider any issues raised.

6. OIA Report

DISC06-P2

To receive and note a report from the Office of the Independent Adjudicator, and to consider its implications.

7. Statute XIV

In view of a recent Major Hearing, to review the following paragraph of Statute XIV, and to make an appropriate recommendation to Senate:-

“Subject to the provisions of Statute XXIV, to expel any student who appears to the Senate after consideration of a report from a body established under Ordinance including at least two members of the Academic or academic-related staff appointed by the Senate to have been guilty of grave misconduct.”

8. Recent Major Hearings

DISC06-P3

To consider any issues arising out of recent major hearings.

9. Minor Offences

DISC06-P4

To note a schedule of Major Offences committed to date in the current Academic year.

10. Any Other Business

11. Date of Next Meeting

To determine

Author - D L Wolfe