Legal and Governance Services
Legal and Governance Services
The Director and the teams within Legal and Governance Services have institutional responsibilities in a number of areas:
- Health and Safety
- Occupational Health
- Student Governance
- Student Disciplinary Procedures
- Fitness to Practise and Fitness to Study Procedures
- Criminal Convictions Panels
- DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) disclosures and compliance
- Disclosures under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (Whistleblowing)
- Internal Reviews under the Freedom of Information Act, the Environmental Information Regulations and in connection with Data Protection issues.
- Legal Services
- Internal Audit
- Institutional Licences and Subscriptions
There are two teams:
Safety and Health Services consisting of the Health and Safety Unit and the Occupational Health Unit
Our aim is to provide a high quality advisory and support service to ensure both the adoption of good practice and compliance with legislation and regulation.




