Dear Mr Benson,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (noted below).
Our response is No - to all four questions.
Kind regards
Jackie
Jacqueline Barlow ACIB MBA
University Records Manager
Anglia Ruskin University
Office of the Secretary and Clerk
3rd Floor
Tindal Building
Chelmsford
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Direct dial 0845 196 4215

From: ian.benson22@btinternet.com [mailto:ian.benson22@btinternet.com]

Sent: 26 April 2010 12:04
To: ian.benson22@btinternet.com
Subject: FOI Request - Terrorism Legislation

FOI Request Terrorism Legislation

I would like to request the following information under the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act. I would ask you to send your response by e-mail.
Q1 Does your institution provide any information or advice to students or
staff on any potential liability under Terrorism legislation which might
result from accessing materials for teaching or research ? If so please
provide copies of any documents held which detail or refer to such information
or advice.
Q2 Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess
reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly
or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under terrorism
legislation as part of its remit ? For example does the institution have
anything similar or analogous to the 'module review process' established at
Nottingham University described here :
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=407122;
http://www.teachingterrorism.net/2009/08/03/nottingham-censorship-a-defence;
http://www.teachingterrorism.net/2009/08/06/is-vetting-at-nottingham-in-defenc
e-of-academic-freedom
If so please supply full details of this policy and procedure and advise when
 and how it was decided upon and implemented.
Q3 Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for
dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the
institution, its students or staff under Terrorism legislation ? If so please
supply a copy of the policy and advise the date it was decided upon and
implemented.
Q4 Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for
preventing violent extremism as recommended for example in the government
guidance document Promoting Good Campus Relations
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/tna/+/http://www.dius.gov.uk/publica
tions/extremismhe.pdf
Please indicate what procedures or policy exist and advise when it was decided
upon and implemented, and provide copies of any documents held which detail or
refer to such policy or procedures.
Thank you very much for your assistance.
Ian Benson
10 County House Mews, Monkgate, York YO31 7NR 01904 673880
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