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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 such documents are held.
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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 such document is held.
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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 such policy exists.
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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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:The University maintains excellent and ongoing communication with the Police and a number of community groupings both within and outside the University and we jointly maintain a high level of vigilance against the prospect of violent extremism. We are currently progressing a bid for funds to assist in the further development of policies and training in this area.<ref>East Anglia University, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38549643/East-Anglia Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1], ''Scribd'', Accessed 08-January-2011</ref>
  
 
==Freedom of Information Request 2==
 
==Freedom of Information Request 2==

Revision as of 00:19, 8 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 such documents are held.
  • 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 such document is held.
  • 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 such policy exists.
  • 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’?
The University maintains excellent and ongoing communication with the Police and a number of community groupings both within and outside the University and we jointly maintain a high level of vigilance against the prospect of violent extremism. We are currently progressing a bid for funds to assist in the further development of policies and training in this area.[2]

Freedom of Information Request 2

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Teaching Terrorism, About, Teaching Terrorism, Accessed 24-September-2010
  2. ↑ East Anglia University, Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1, Scribd, Accessed 08-January-2011
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