Law student complaints: Sheffield Hallam University
Universities were asked to provide the following information:
1. For each of the years, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 (to date of this request):
(a) The number of students at the university on (i) LLB / BA Law and (ii) (if offered) GDL/CPE programmes who, to the knowledge of the university, complained to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA).
(b) The number of students on (i) LLB / BA Law and (ii) (if offered) GDL/CPE programmes whose complaints were regarded by the OIA as wholly or partly justified.
(c ) In the case of those complaints which were regarded by the OIA as wholly or partly justified please provide copies of the formal decision and recommendation(s) of the OIA.
The information provided is set out in the table below
Law student complaints - Sheffield Hallam University
| Complaints to OIA | Complaints regarded by OIA as wholly/partly justified | Comments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 1. Students registered on the university's LLB (Hons) Maitrise en Droit Francais were not properly prepared for the study of French Law during the year abroad. 2. There was 'little or no active support' from the university and the university in France. 3. The Erasmus bursary was paid late. For compensation see below. | |||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 1 | still in progress | ||||
2. The number of students on (i) LLB / BA Law and (ii) (if offered) GDL/CPE programmes between September 2004 and the date of this request who, having made a complaint to the university, (whether or not to the OIA), were awarded compensation by the university in respect of the complaint. And, in each case, the nature of the complaint and the amount of compensation awarded.
Student compensation payments
| Year | Nature of Complaint | Comments | Compensation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | See above | £1000 to each of the 2 students in respect of the complaints referred to above. | ||||
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