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==Freedom of Information Request 1== | ==Freedom of Information Request 1== | ||
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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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| + | :Whilst there is no single system, policy or procedure in place for this purpose, the prevention of violent extremism is addressed in a number of university policies. I attach copies of the relevant documents: | ||
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| + | *Policy and procedures on the appropriate student use of university electronic information and communications facilities and services, Paras 6 and 7.6 refer; | ||
| + | *Violence at Leeds Metropolitan University: a policy statement, Paras 2 and 3 (v), (vi) and (vii) refer; | ||
| + | *Code of Practice on freedom of speech and expression, Paras 6 and 8 refer.<ref>Leeds Metropolitan University, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38550819/Leeds-Met-Eml Teaching About Terrorism FOI 1 Response], ''Scribd'', Accessed 03-January-2011</ref> | ||
==Freedom of Information Request 2== | ==Freedom of Information Request 2== | ||
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*Freedom of Information Results, [[Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results]] | *Freedom of Information Results, [[Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results]] | ||
| + | *Leeds Metropolitan University, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38550749/Leeds-Met-Response-1-of-3 Policy on Using Computing Facilities], ''Scribd'' | ||
| + | *Leeds Metropolitan University, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38550766/Leeds-Met-Response-2-of-3 Policy on Violence], ''Scribd'' | ||
| + | *Leeds Metropolitan University, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38550814/Leeds-Met-Response-3-of-3 Policy on Freedom of Speech], ''Scribd'' | ||
| + | *Leeds Metropolitan University, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38550819/Leeds-Met-Eml Teaching About Terrorism FOI 1 Response], ''Scribd'', Accessed 03-January-2011 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Teaching About Terrorism]] | [[Category:Teaching About Terrorism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:06, 4 January 2011
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
- 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'?
- Whilst there is no single system, policy or procedure in place for this purpose, the prevention of violent extremism is addressed in a number of university policies. I attach copies of the relevant documents:
- Policy and procedures on the appropriate student use of university electronic information and communications facilities and services, Paras 6 and 7.6 refer;
- Violence at Leeds Metropolitan University: a policy statement, Paras 2 and 3 (v), (vi) and (vii) refer;
- Code of Practice on freedom of speech and expression, Paras 6 and 8 refer.[2]
Freedom of Information Request 2
Resources
- Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
- Leeds Metropolitan University, Policy on Using Computing Facilities, Scribd
- Leeds Metropolitan University, Policy on Violence, Scribd
- Leeds Metropolitan University, Policy on Freedom of Speech, Scribd
- Leeds Metropolitan University, Teaching About Terrorism FOI 1 Response, Scribd, Accessed 03-January-2011
Notes
- ↑ Teaching Terrorism, About, Teaching Terrorism, Accessed 24-September-2010
- ↑ Leeds Metropolitan University, Teaching About Terrorism FOI 1 Response, Scribd, Accessed 03-January-2011
