Passed by: Senedd
Passed on: 28/10/2024
Lapses on: 28/10/2027
Status: We are working on it.
Officer Responsible: Wellbeing Officer
Summary
For "Undeb Aber to be committed to prioritizing student's wellbeing by enforcing a zero-tolerance policy against any discriminative or inappropriate behaviour including sexual harassment, assault and bullying"
Details
"Almost two thirds (62%) of students and graduates have experienced sexual violence at UK universities and only 2% of those experiencing sexual violence felt both able to report it to their university and were satisfied with the reporting process (Revolt Sexual Assault & Student Room Survey)".
There is an evident problem within student communities.
This problem necessitated a large amount work last year that has been striving towards combating issues around consent and sexual violence. Examples of this include: developing guidance for clubs and socs by editing the code of conduct, reintroducing the 'No excuses' campaign and working with the University to develop the sexual violence and misconduct policy (to be released during the 2024/2025 academic year). Following this work it seems entirely appropriate that the Undeb should have a stance, a policy around pledging to combat discrimination and sexual harassment. The Undeb have a strong existing relationship with Student Services who run Report and Support and who have restructured on campus services to integrate an SVLO (Sexual Violence Liaison Office) system. The provision is currently in place and continues to improve, introducing this stance allows the Undeb to work as an inclusive community to combat this problem through creating a space where students can safely discuss their experiences which is essential for their wellbeing and future at the University. A statement against misogyny was released on International Women’s Day, this stance becoming policy simply ensures that the officers maintain a zero-tolerance stance at the forefront of all of their work for the next 3 years.
Reference:
Revolt Sexual Assault & The Student Room. (2018). Report: Students' Experience of Sexual Violence. Retrieved from https://revoltsexualassault.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Report-Sexual-Violence-at-University-Revolt-Sexual-Assault-The-Student-Room-March-2018.pdf
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