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Student Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure

The University of Cumbria has clear expectations for the conduct and behaviour of our students, regardless of the programme they are enrolled onto, wherever they are studying and wherever the alleged misconduct takes place.

The Student Code of Conduct explains the university’s expectations relating to the behaviour of its students in meeting social responsibilities, legislative and regulatory requirements, professional expectations and standards. Students at the University of Cumbria must behave in accordance with this.

The Student Disciplinary Procedure sets out the range of steps the university can take when an allegation, concern or grievance is made against a student or a group of students, to decide whether or not the Student Code of Conduct has been breached.

The Fitness to Practise Policy sets out the procedures to confirm the student is fit and well enough to be able to fully engage with their programme and have the ability to meet the requirements of the relevant PSRB (including the practice element), which ultimately leads to professional recommendation, registration; and, as such, is presented as a supportive measure.

View the full Student Code of Conduct, Disciplinary Procedures and Fitness to Practice Policy here.

Please use the following document for submission for a review of a Disciplinary Procedure – Disciplinary Interview or Disciplinary Committee: Disciplinary Review Form - Jan 25

Please use the following document for submission for a review of a Fitness to Practice - Professional Practice Case Conference or Professional Practice Committee: Fitness to Practice Review Form - Jan 25

Comments and feedback about the Student Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedure can be sent to studentprocedures@cumbria.ac.uk or the Students’ Union.

The University of Cumbria collects and uses personal information about students in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, which replaced the Data Protection Act in May 2018. Please read the Student Procedures Privacy Statement carefully and contact us if you have any queries: https://my.cumbria.ac.uk/Student-Life/Student-Policies-and-Procedures/

  • Support before, during and after a disciplinary appointment

    If you are required to attend a disciplinary appointment, we encourage you to seek advice and guidance from the Students’ Union (UCSU) Student Support Team via: http://www.ucsu.me/support. You can take a member of the UCSU Student Support Team or a University friend (not related to the complaint against you) with you to any disciplinary appointments for support.

  • Disability/spld reasonable adjustments

    If you have a declared disability or specific learning difficulty do let the staff member hosting the disciplinary appointment know. We can make reasonable adjustments to assist you through this procedure. Examples include, but are not limited to you having:

    • A note taker available to you (we may need to change the appointment date to allow us to identify a note-taker)
    • Additional time during the disciplinary appointment to consider the concerns
    • Rest breaks during the appointment.

    You are welcome to advise us of what you believe an appropriate reasonable adjustment to be.

  • Complaining about a University of Cumbria student?

    Please refer to the information on our Student Complaints page: https://my.cumbria.ac.uk/Student-Life/Support/Responding-to-your-concerns/Student-Complaints-Procedure/ and consider speaking with a member of the Students’ Union Student Support Team.

    University of Cumbria students raising allegations, concerns or a grievance about the behaviour of another University of Cumbria student, or group of students, under the Student Code of Conduct will be considered under the University’s Student Disciplinary Procedure.

  • Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA)

    The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) runs an independent scheme to review student complaints. The University of Cumbria is a member of this scheme. If you are unhappy with the outcome you may be able to ask the OIA to review your complaint case.

    You can find more information about making a complaint to the OIA, what it can and can’t look at and what it can do to put things right here: https://www.oiahe.org.uk/students.

     

    You normally need to have completed this procedure before you complain to the OIA.  We will send you a letter called a “Completion of Procedures Letter” when you have reached the end of our processes and there are no further steps you can take internally. If your complaint is not upheld at the end of the process, we will issue you with a Completion of Procedures Letter automatically.

    If your complaint is upheld or partly upheld you can ask for a Completion of Procedures Letter if you want one. You can find more information about Completion of Procedures Letters and when you should expect to receive one here: https://www.oiahe.org.uk/providers/completion-of-procedures-letters.

  • Useful websites

    https://my.cumbria.ac.uk/Student-Life/Support/Student-Handbook/

    https://my.cumbria.ac.uk/Student-Life/Student-Policies-and-Procedures/

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