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New ICO guidance for employers processing workers’ health data
Posted: 21/09/2023
At the end of August, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released new guidance for employers on their data protection obligations when processing health data about their workers. This is part of the ICO’s plan to update its Employment Practices Data Protection Code and provide new resources for employers. It follows recent......>>
Strike action and actions short of a strike – what it means for universities and students
Posted: 12/06/2023
As universities and other higher education institutions will be aware, the Student Group Claim is already seeking compensation for students from leading universities for disruption to academic degrees caused by Covid-19. The marking and assessment boycott and strikes by university staff look like they will lead to further claims......>>
ICO issues new guidance for employers on handling DSARs
Posted: 31/05/2023
On 24 May 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released new guidelines, targeted at employers, to help organisations comply with their duties under data protection legislation in respect of data subject access requests (DSARs). By way of a quick update, under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)......>>
Student awarded settlement after complaint of anti-Israel bias in academic judgment
Posted: 30/05/2023
A sociology undergraduate student at the University of Leeds has reached an undisclosed commercial settlement with the university after complaining that her coursework was wrongly failed because it did not blame Israel for the crimes of Hamas against Palestinians. The student, Ms Greyman, said that she spoke with a number of lecturers......>>
Student complaints to higher education adjudicator reach record levels
Posted: 24/05/2023
When higher education students have exhausted their provider’s internal complaints process and are not satisfied with the outcome, they can submit complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA). Complaints within the OIA’s jurisdiction include academic appeals, disciplinary matters, and welfare......>>
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: new duties for providers
Posted: 24/05/2023
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 was first introduced as a bill by Parliament on 12 May 2021. Its stated aim is to strengthen the duty on universities, colleges and students’ unions (SUs) to protect freedom of speech for students, academics and guest speakers. It has been controversial. Some think it is necessary......>>
Is student-created IP fair game?
Posted: 26/04/2023
Is it fair for a university to own intellectual property (IP) created by a student? In the recent ruling of OUI v ONI, Judge Daniel Alexander clarified a key legal issue in relation to postgraduate students as consumers, and its impact on university IP policies. The case arose against a background of debate amongst higher educational institutions......>>
ICO issues £4.4 million fine for information security breaches
Posted: 10/11/2022
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has this week fined Interserve Group Limited £4.4 million in respect of data security failures exposed by a phishing attack that compromised the personal data of up to 113,000 of its current and former employees......>>
Freedom of speech in higher education - how did we get here?
Posted: 14/07/2022
The controversial topics of freedom of speech on campus and institutional autonomy recently hit the headlines again when the Guardian reported: ‘Universities to defy government pressure to ditch race equality group – “Line has been crossed” say English universities, after request to drop scheme identifying barriers to ethnic minority students’......>>
Data subject access requests – the latest
Posted: 09/06/2022
Earlier this year, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued new guidelines on data subject rights. According to the EDPB, these guidelines aim to analyse the various aspects of the right of access and to provide more precise guidance on how the right of access must be implemented in different situations......>>
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