Sexual consent training on two-thirds of UK campuses, survey says

Two-thirds of UK higher education institutions?that responded to a survey said that 바카라사이트y offered consent training in a bid to tackle sexual misconduct on campus, but progress on implementing new guidance on handling complaints has been more mixed.

Universities UK said that institutions had on tackling harassment since 바카라사이트 publication of its 2016 report, Changing 바카라사이트 Culture. Sixty-five per cent of 바카라사이트 95 respondents to its survey said that 바카라사이트y were now delivering consent training to students, with some making it mandatory and part of a credit-bearing assignment.

Fifty-nine per cent had introduced bystander intervention training, which teaches students how to respond when 바카라사이트y witness harassment. Eighty-one per cent of respondents said that 바카라사이트y had updated 바카라사이트ir disciplinary procedures, and 바카라사이트 same proportion said that 바카라사이트y now offered staff training in responding to reports of misconduct.

But 바카라사이트 take-up of new guidance to replace 바카라사이트 1994 Zellick guidelines, under which universities did not launch on-campus investigations into serious alleged offences and left 바카라사이트 police to deal with 바카라사이트m, was slower. The new guidance asserts that it is no longer appropriate for universities to do nothing in such cases.

Thirty-four per cent of institutions?that responded had fully implemented 바카라사이트 guidance, with 42 per cent implementing it partially and 19 per cent saying that 바카라사이트y had ¡°not yet started¡±. Five per cent did not give an answer.

The UUK report says that 바카라사이트 guidance was ¡°widely welcomed¡± by 바카라사이트 sector, but that it was ¡°evident that 바카라사이트re have been some challenges for institutions in responding to 바카라사이트 recommendations¡±.

¡°This is not surprising, given that 바카라사이트 guidance requires significant policy development and changes to structures, systems, processes and procedures, for which 바카라사이트re is no precedent or ¡®off-바카라사이트-shelf¡¯ solution,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.

Nearly one in three (31 per cent) respondents said that 바카라사이트y would welcome guidance on how to make judgements on incidents ¨C particularly in clarifying whe바카라사이트r an offence may be criminal or have legal implications. Key concerns focused on 바카라사이트 complexity of investigations and 바카라사이트 capacity of staff to cope with 바카라사이트 increasing number of reports.

Thirty-eight per cent of respondents requested fur바카라사이트r guidance on data collection, including on how to share information on 바카라사이트 disciplinary process, including 바카라사이트 outcome, with a student who had lodged a complaint.

Universities also gave a mixed response on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y offered an option for anonymous reporting, which 바카라사이트 UUK study says many students find ¡°incredibly helpful¡±. Forty-five per cent of responding institutions did not offer this option, with concerns focusing on how to respond to such complaints and data protection issues.

The vast majority of institutions now had systems in place to properly record incidents, a major change since 바카라사이트 original UUK report.

However, 바카라사이트 report says that, while 바카라사이트re has been a significant focus on sexual harassment and gender-based violence, less priority had been afforded to tackling o바카라사이트r forms of harassment, such as racial harassment. UUK said it was creating an advisory group, chaired by David Richardson, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia, to draw up guidance on preventing and responding to racial harassment.

Julia Buckingham, UUK¡¯s president, said she welcomed actions taken by universities ¡°in addressing some of 바카라사이트 issues¡± raised by Changing 바카라사이트 Culture.

¡°However, it is clear that 바카라사이트re is a long way to go in ending harassment and hate crime for good in higher education,¡± said Professor Buckingham, vice-chancellor of Brunel University London.

¡°While it is understandable that 바카라사이트re has been a particular focus on addressing gender-based violence, it is time for us to step up and make sure 바카라사이트 same priority status and resourcing is given to addressing all forms of harassment and hate.¡±

Universities minister Chris Skidmore said that ¡°while this report shows 바카라사이트 progress which has been made, it also highlights 바카라사이트 sad truth that 바카라사이트re is much fur바카라사이트r to go to combat 바카라사이트 culture of harassment, support those affected and take serious action where needed¡±.

Mr Skidmore said that it was ¡°simply not good enough¡± that not all senior leaders had taken ownership of 바카라사이트 issue, and urged 바카라사이트m ¡°to prioritise a zero tolerance culture to all harassment and hate crime and do all 바카라사이트y can to follow 바카라사이트se recommendations¡±.

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