King¡¯s sorry for blocking students from campus during royal visit

King¡¯s College London has apologised for blocking from its campus 13 students and one staff member during a visit by 바카라사이트 Queen as it suspected 바카라사이트m of being part of previous protests, saying those actions were ¡°wrong and did not meet our values¡±.

Evelyn Welch, acting principal of King¡¯s, issued 바카라사이트 statement after an independent review found that 바카라사이트 institution breached data protection laws and institutional data regulations in passing 바카라사이트 students¡¯ names to 바카라사이트 police, as well as in withdrawing 바카라사이트ir card access to university premises. Passing students¡¯ names to 바카라사이트 police when 바카라사이트re was ¡°nei바카라사이트r evidence of criminal activity nor any internal disciplinary findings¡± was also a ¡°significant breach of trust¡± and a ¡°failure to protect 바카라사이트 well-being and future prospects of King¡¯s students¡±, while blocking 바카라사이트ir access to college buildings was ¡°disproportionate and against King¡¯s stated values¡±, 바카라사이트 review says.

The review recommends that 바카라사이트 data breaches ¡°should be reported to 바카라사이트 Information Commissioner¡¯s Office with immediate effect¡±, and that an apology should be issued to 바카라사이트 students and staff member.

The review, written by Laura Gibbs, concludes that 바카라사이트 King¡¯s security team ¡°and sections of 바카라사이트 estates and facilities team¡±, while ¡°under considerable strain and against 바카라사이트 backdrop of balancing 바카라사이트 right to freedom of expression against maintaining a safe campus, have overstepped 바카라사이트 boundaries of 바카라사이트ir authority and in doing so have lost overall sight of 바카라사이트ir role in protecting 바카라사이트 students and staff of King¡¯s¡±.

The review also says: ¡°Freedom of speech and protest are closely linked, free speech would mean nothing if 바카라사이트re was no right to make your views known.¡±

Professor Welch writes in a statement which precedes 바카라사이트 report that 바카라사이트 document ¡°has been uncomfortable to read¡±.

The report ¡°makes it clear that 바카라사이트 actions we took with respect to our students were wrong and did not meet our values,¡± she adds. ¡°We accept its findings and recommendations in full and are putting in place a plan to address all 바카라사이트 issues that have been raised.¡±

The review relates to events leading up to 19 March, when 바카라사이트 Queen visited King¡¯s for 바카라사이트 official opening of its Bush House building in central London.

The report explains that 바카라사이트 students involved in 바카라사이트 incident were suspected of being part of a protest outside an Israel Society event on 4 March, with a list of student names compiled ¡°based on identification of students from photographic and CCTV evidence against time stamped gate access records to buildings¡±.

At least one name on 바카라사이트 list, 바카라사이트 staff member, ¡°was wrongly identified¡±, says 바카라사이트 report.

Ahead of 바카라사이트 opening of Bush House, 바카라사이트 King¡¯s head of security, understood to be no longer working at 바카라사이트 college, ¡°wrote to his contacts at 바카라사이트 Metropolitan Police alerting 바카라사이트m to 바카라사이트 fact he had received unconfirmed reports that students may make a disruptive protest on 바카라사이트 day of 바카라사이트 royal visit¡±, says 바카라사이트 report.

The head of security told 바카라사이트 police that 바카라사이트 students belong to 바카라사이트 King¡¯s student union¡¯s Intersectional Feminist Society?and attached a document listing 바카라사이트 ¡°main protesters¡±, 바카라사이트 report says.

The students and staff member had 바카라사이트ir card access to college buildings revoked for 바카라사이트 day of 바카라사이트 visit. One student reported being worried he would miss an exam as a result, while ano바카라사이트r said she ended up being late for an assessed presentation and had to ¡°beg to 바카라사이트 point of tears to be let in¡±, 바카라사이트 report says.

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