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It Happens Here (Oxford)
Feb 15, 20231 min read
OxStu: Government backs ban on use of NDAs
Parliament has voted for an amendment to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in higher education. On February 7, the Higher Education...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Feb 11, 20231 min read
Mail: Government backs ban on NDAs used by Oxford University
Oxford University will no longer be able to use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases of sexual assault, harassment, bullying and...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Feb 7, 20231 min read
Can't Buy My Silence: Universities Pledge Update
On February 7th the English Parliament voted through an amendment to the Higher Education (Free Speech) Bill, which requires Universities...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Feb 7, 20232 min read
UK Parliament: Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill - Ban on NDAs in Sexual Misconduct Cases
Amendment passed to ban the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by universities in cases of sexual assault, abuse and harassment, as...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Dec 8, 20221 min read
Times: Universities banned from silencing victims of abuse
Universities and colleges will be banned from using gagging orders to silence students who complain about sexual abuse, bullying,...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Oct 24, 20221 min read
UK Parliament: Amendment to Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
UK Parliament, House of Lords Higher Education (Fredom of Speech) Bill Lord Collins of Highbury's amendment, Clause 1 Amendment proposed...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Jun 28, 20221 min read
UK Parliament: NDAs: Universities
UK Parliament, House of Commons NDAs: Universities Volume 717: debated on Wednesday 29 June 2022 Motion proposed by MP Layla Moran...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Apr 26, 20221 min read
BBC: Lady Margaret Hall signs pledge to end gagging clauses
An Oxford college is the first to sign up to a government-backed pledge on ending non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Apr 10, 20221 min read
Times: Oxbridge resists promise not to gag rape accusers
Oxford and Cambridge universities are resisting pressure to sign a government-backed pledge against the misuse of gagging orders to...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Times: Minister demands action at Oxford college that silenced rape accuser
A minister has demanded action from an Oxford college over its “morally bankrupt” decision to silence a young woman who made a rape...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Times: The Times view on sexual assault at Lady Margaret Hall
Clearly a problem has developed at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, in recent years with the way the college has handled complaints of sexual...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Feb 5, 20221 min read
Cherwell: Oxford University has not joined a pledge to stop using NDAs in misconduct cases
Oxford University is yet to add its pledge to the Can’t Buy My Silence campaign. Published: 5 February 2022 Author: Meg Lintern
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Jan 18, 20221 min read
Sky News: Universities told to stop using 'unethical' NDAs to 'silence' sexual harassment victims
Six vice-chancellors have signed up so far as the Higher Education Minister calls on all universities to end the "shabby practice"....
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Jan 18, 20221 min read
Sky News: Universities told to stop using 'unethical' NDAs to 'silence' sexual harassment victims
Six vice-chancellors have signed up so far as the Higher Education Minister calls on all universities to end the "shabby practice". Sky...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Jan 18, 20221 min read
GOV.UK: Universities pledge to end use of non-disclosure agreements
Ministers and campaigners back new pledge to end the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements within universities to silence complainants in...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Feb 12, 20202 min read
Insider: UK universities have paid more than $1.6 million in hush money in the past few years...
UK universities have paid more than $1.6 million in hush money in the past few years to silence sexual assault accusers, according to a...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Feb 12, 20201 min read
BBC: Why do non-disclosure agreements matter?
BBC News asked all 136 universities in the UK if they were using them. The data showed about 300 students have signed NDAs after...
It Happens Here (Oxford)
Apr 16, 20191 min read
BBC: UK universities face 'gagging order' criticism
UK universities are being accused of using "gagging orders" to stop bullying, discrimination and sexual misconduct allegations becoming...
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