Risk management strategy
The risk management strategy was approved by Council in July 2022.
Risk, Resilience and Compliance
Our teams support a range of assurance functions including organisational resilience, risk management, compliance, legal services, FOI and internal audit.
Risk Management
Risk Management is a central part of the organisation’s strategic and operational management. It involves the identification, assessment, treatment and monitoring of risks associated with key organisational activities.
Organisational Resilience including Business Continuity
Resilience is the ability of an organisation to anticipate, respond and adapt to its environment, including a variety of incidents. Business Continuity Management (BCM) provides a framework for building resilience and capacity for an effective response.
Resilience
Find out more about Resilience at the University.
Business Continuity
Find out about Business Continuity at the University.
Business Continuity Policy
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the University has plans and processes in place to develop and maintain effective business continuity arrangements.
Compliance
We provide assurance to management and governance on our institutional compliance across a range of activities. We offer advice and guidance on policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Office for Students (OfS) conditions of registration.
Anti-bribery Policy
The University's approach to monitoring, identifying and avoiding bribery.
Child protection and safeguarding
Our child protection and safeguarding policies and guidance set out the direction or guiding principles governing an area of activity.
Complying with the Data Protection Act
Guidance for the University community on how to manage data in compliance with the Data Protection Act.
Prevent
The University has a statutory duty to pay due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.
Our teams
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Internal Audit team
Internal Audit are a campus-based team of University employees who are organisationally independent of all of the University's operational activities.
Legal Advisers
We provide advice to the University on a wide range of legal issues which arise from the many activities undertaken at the University.
Risk, Resilience and Compliance
We are responsible for the development and oversight of the organisational approach to Risk Management, Resilience including Business Continuity and Compliance
About us
We support a range of related assurance functions including operational resilience, risk management, compliance, legal services, FOI and internal audit. We provide leadership and oversight of the institutional approach to Prevent, Safeguarding, Business Continuity and Incident (Emergency) Management.