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==Freedom of Information Request 1==
 
==Freedom of Information Request 1==
  
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According to the response of this University to the initial four part teaching terrorism FOI request, the answer to all four questions was 'no'<ref><ref>University of Plymouth, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38551711/Plymouth-eml Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1], ''Scribd'', Accessed 29-December-2010</ref>
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Freedom of Information Results, [[Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results]]</ref>
  
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The four questions being:
  
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*Does your institution provide any information or advice to students or staff on any potential liability under Terrorism legislation which might result from accessing materials for teaching or research?
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:No
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*Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit?
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:No
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*Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its students or staff under Terrorism legislation?
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:No
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*Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for ‘preventing violent extremism’ as recommended for example in the government guidance document ‘Promoting Good Campus Relations’.
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:No
  
  

Revision as of 18:29, 29 December 2010

Teaching About Terrorism is a 2009/10 research project funded by C-SAP, one of the Higher Education Academy's subject networks. The project aims to research the extent and nature of teaching about terrorism in UK Universities, primarily in the disciplines of Sociology, Politics and Criminology[1].

Freedom of Information Request 1

According to the response of this University to the initial four part teaching terrorism FOI request, the answer to all four questions was 'no'Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results</ref>

The four questions being:

  • Does your institution provide any information or advice to students or staff on any potential liability under Terrorism legislation which might result from accessing materials for teaching or research?
No
  • Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit?
No
  • Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its students or staff under Terrorism legislation?
No
  • Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for ‘preventing violent extremism’ as recommended for example in the government guidance document ‘Promoting Good Campus Relations’.
No


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Freedom of Information Request 2

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Teaching Terrorism, About, Teaching Terrorism, Accessed 24-September-2010
  2. ↑ University of Plymouth, Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1, Scribd, Accessed 29-December-2010
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