Useful resources
Legislation
- Government Legislation: Equality Act 2010
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/26 - Government Legislation: Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/16/2025-08-01 - Government Legislation: Protection from Harassment Act 1997
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/40/section/1 - Government Legislation: Human Rights Act 1998
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents - European Convention on Human Rights
https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr/Convention_ENG
Publications from governments and regulatory bodies
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
- EHRC: Sexual harassment and harassment at work: technical guidance
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/guidance/sexual-harassment-and-harassmentwork-technical-guidance - EHRC: What equality law means for you as a student in further or higher education
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/sites/default/files/what_equality_law_means_for_you_as_a_student_in_further_or_higher_education.pdf
Medr and Wales
- GOV.Wales: Anti-racist Wales Action Plan: 2024 update
https://www.gov.wales/anti-racist-wales-action-plan-2024-update - Medr: Regulatory Framework
https://www.medr.cymru/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Regulatory-Framework-English.pdf - Medr: Regulatory Framework - Explanatory Notes
https://www.medr.cymru/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Regulatory-Explanatory-Notes-2026-English.pdf - Medr: Violence against women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) selfevaluation framework for universities and higher education providers in Wales
https://www.medr.cymru/en/News/medr-2026-24-violence-against-women-domesticabuse-and-sexual-violence-vawdasv-self-evaluation-framework-for-universities-andhigher-education-providers-in-wales/ - Safeguarding Wales
https://safeguarding.wales/en/ - Traumatic Stress Wales: Trauma-Informed Wales - A Societal Approach to Understanding, Preventing and Supporting the Impacts of Trauma and Adversity
https://traumaframeworkcymru.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Trauma-Informed-Wales-Framework.pdf
Office for Students (OfS) and England
- OfS: Condition E6: Harassment and sexual misconduct
https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/student-protection-and-support/harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/condition-e6-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/ - OfS: Regulatory advice 24: Guidance related to freedom of speech
https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/publications/regulatory-advice-24-guidancerelated-to-freedom-of-speech/
UK Government
- GOV.UK: Prevent duty guidance: England and Wales (2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance - GOV.UK: Guidance - Working definition of trauma-informed practice
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-definition-of-trauma-informedpractice/working-definition-of-trauma-informed-practice
Publications from the OIA
- OIA: Good Practice Framework
https://www.oiahe.org.uk/resources-and-publications/good-practice-framework/ - OIA: Learning from our casework - Harassment and sexual misconduct
https://www.oiahe.org.uk/resources-and-publications/learning-from-our-casework/harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/
Publications from sector bodies
- Academic Registrars Council: Compassionate Communications in Higher Education
https://arc.ac.uk/student-commitment - Universities UK: Changing the culture report (2016)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/features/tackling-harassment/changing-culture-report - Universities UK: Tackling racial harassment in higher education report (2020)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/features/tackling-harassment/tackling-racial-harassment-higher - Universities UK: Changing the culture: tracking progress (2020)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/features/tackling-harassment/changing-culture-tracking-progress - Universities UK and Pinsent Masons: Guidance For Higher Education Institutions: How To handle alleged student misconduct which may also constitute a criminal offence (2021)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/sites/default/files/field/downloads/2021-07/guidance-for-higher-education-institutions.pdf - Universities UK: Tackling antisemitism: practical guidance for universities (2021)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/features/tackling-harassment/tackling-antisemitism-practical-guidance - Universities UK: Tackling Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred: practical guidance for universities (2021)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/features/tackling-harassment/tackling-islamophobia-and-anti-muslim - Universities UK: Changing the culture: tackling staff-to-student sexual misconduct (2022)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/features/tackling-harassment/changing-culture-tackling-staff-student - Universities UK: Changing the culture: sharing personal data in harassment cases (2022)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/features/tackling-harassment/changing-culture-sharing-personal-data - Universities UK: Tackling racial harassment in higher education: progress since 2020 (2023)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/sites/default/files/uploads/Reports/tacking-racialharassment-progress-since-2020.pdf - Universities UK: How to handle alleged student misconduct: case studies (2024)
https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/sites/default/files/field/downloads/2024-03/allegedstudent-misconduct-2024-case-studies.pdf
Additional reading
- DiSantis, C. J. & Towl, G. J. (2025). Addressing student sexual violence in higher education: A good practice guide. 2nd Edition. Emerald
https://bookstore.emerald.com/addressing-student-sexual-violence-in-highereducation-pb-9781837977864.html - Lime Culture: Sexual Misconduct Risk and Needs Assessment in Universities
https://limeculture.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/LimeCulture.Sexual-Misconduct-Risk-and-Needs-Assessment-2019.pdf - SafeLives: Domestic Abuse risk assessment resources: DASH risk assessment resources for professionals
https://safelives.org.uk/resources-for-professionals/dash-resources/ - The College of Mediators: Code of Practice for mediators
https://collegeofmediators.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/COM-Code-of-Practice-V3.docx.pdf - The College of Policing: Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment (DARA): Rationale for development, structure and content
https://library.college.police.uk/docs/college-of-policing/Domestic-Abuse-Risk-Assessment-Rationale-2022.pdf - The 1752 Group: Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers (toolkit)
https://1752group.com/pgrs/