Governance
College policies
- Finance and Corporate Governance
- Research Governance
- Student Matters
- Information Management
- Equality and Diversity
- Physical Environment (incl. Health & Safety)
- Publicity
- Policies related to employment matters (link to Human Resources webpages)
Finance & Corporate Governance |
A more comprehensive list of relevant material is found on the links page for documents associated with the Financial Regulations. |
| Conflict of Interests Policy (Approved by Council, 23 March 2006) |
This subsumes within it the former separate policies, including the former Code of Practice on Professional/Consensual Relationships. It is received by Committees at the first meeting of each year. |
| Financial Limits approved by Council for Committee and officer Action (Approved by Council 29 June 2006; revised 14 December 2006) |
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| Risk Management Policy (approved by Council 25 March 2010) | A Risk Management Methodology has been approved by Risk Management Sub-Committee to accompany the Policy. |
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Value for Money (VFM) |
The following were approved by Audit Committee on 22 June 2010: |
| Treasury Management Policy Statement (approved by Council on 14 December 2006, and since revised (last in November 2008)) |
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| Ethical Investment Policy (approved by Council, June 2010) |
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| Fraud Policy (Approved on behalf of Council, April 2007) |
The Policy has a supplement listing the actions to be taken in the event of suspected fraud. |
| Whistleblowing Policy (Approved by Council, 1 December 2009) |
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| Corporate Gifts and Hospitality (Approved by Council 8 December 1998; revised by the Chair of Council, October 2004) |
Policy on receiving gifts and hospitality |
| Expenses Policy (approved by Council 1 December 2009) | |
| Freedom of Speech Procedures (Approved by Council 8 July 1997) |
These procedures are intended to ensure that the College complies with its legal obligations concerning Freedom of Speech. It is published within the framework of the General Regulation on Freedom of Speech. |
Research Governance |
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| Safeguarding Good Academic and Scientific Practice | This policy aims to ensure that College research practice is of the highest quality and integrity. The policy is divided into two sections:
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| Code of Practice on Research Ethics (Approved by Academic Board, 25 May 2005) To be read in conjunction with the Terms of Reference of Research Ethics Sub-Committee |
This Code of Practice is intended to promote high standards of ethical awareness and conduct on the part of all College staff and students undertaking research. It should be read by all academic staff, contract research staff and students before undertaking research in conjunction with the Goldsmiths policy on Safeguarding Good Academic and Scientific Practice. |
| This Policy is published under the provisions of the Ordinance on Outside Work and Consultancy | |
Student Matters |
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| Admissions policy (Approved by Academic Board, 3 June 2009) |
[Admissions Policy was updated Feb 2011] |
Information Management |
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| Records Management Policy Approved by Council 1 December 2009 |
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Interim Retention Schedule |
[Link to background information about the Schedule] |
| Management Framework |
The Management Framework (approved by Council in June 2006) sets out the arrangements by which the responsibilities of Council for legal compliance are delegated to the members of staff of the College (both generally and in specific cases). Certain specific types of decision may only be taken by designated officers. |
| Data Protection Policy and Guidelines | Under the Management Framework, the Data Protection Policy provides both more detailed guidance and explicit rules. |
| Freedom of Information Policy and Guidelines | Under the Management Framework, the Data Protection Policy provides both more detailed guidance and explicit rules. |
| Complaints procedure for Freedom of Information Requests and Publication Schemes Approved by Council 25 March 2010 |
This is the complaints procedure in accordance with the Code of Practice published under Section 45 of the Freedom of Information Act |
| Categorisation of Business Policy | This Policy is designed to ensure that confidentiality designations for committee business are in line with the College's obligations under information law. |
| Staff Privacy Policy | Staff have rights to privacy under the Data Protection Act, but the public has a right to information about the activities of staff employed by public authorities. This Policy explains how the interface between these rights is managed at Goldsmiths. |
| HERA and Information Law | The College has published statements which define rights of access to information generated by HERA role evaluation, both by roleholders and others. |
| Data Quality |
The following policy documents relate to the quality assurance of structured datasets used for the purposes of management information and external data returns, and the business processes used to create them. Corporate Framework for the assurance of Data Quality (Both approved by Council 25 March 2010.) |
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Electronic Security, Data Backup and Recovery Policy (Approved Information Management and Systems Committee, 14 October 2009) |
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| Email Policy (Approved by Council 23 June 2005, wef 1 September 2005) |
The Email Policy contains separate Staff and Student sections. |
| Software Copyright Policy (Revised by the Chair of Communications and Information Policy Committee wef 1 September 2006.) |
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| Web Publishing Policy (Approved by the Registrar and Secretary, September 2007) |
This is available as a pdf download. |
Equality and Diversity |
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| Code of Practice on Equality and Diversity (current version approved by Council, 25 March 2010) | |
| Disability | |
| Gender | Gender Equality Scheme and action plan, approved by Council 29 June 2010 |
| Race | |
| Dignity in the Working and Learning Environment |
The following two policies were approved by Council on 1 December 2009, replacing the previous Code of Practice on Bullying and Harassment. Policy on Dignity at Work |
Physical Environment [Parts of this Section are being restructured: some documents will be inaccessible for a few days in December 2010 but can be obtained by email on request to cgim@gold.ac.uk] |
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| Environmental Policies |
[Link to the "Greening Goldsmiths" website] |
| Health and Safety Policy (March 2007) |
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| Smoke Free Policy (June 2007) |
This Policy has effect from 1 July 2007 with the introduction of new anti-smoking leglislation in England. |
| (approved by Estates Committee 6 July 2010) | Sustainability in Construction and Refurbishment Policy |
Publicity |
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| External Publications and Publicity Policy (Approved by the Registrar and Secretary, January 2008) |
This policy aims at ensuring that the College presents and promotes itself to its external markets positively and effectively, and that all material distributed externally represents and reflects the College's activities, culture and ethos in a coherent, consistent and accurate way, including through the use of visual images. |
| Guidelines for producing print materials (January 2008) |
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(Approved by the Pro-Warden (Research and Enterprise), November 2007) |
This Guide provides information for authors of academic publications, seeking to publish them under the Goldsmiths' imprint. It also includes the publication of inaugural lectures. |
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