QED LAW http://www.qedlaw.co.uk Legal Education Information Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:36:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Law student complaints: London Met University http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-london-met-university/ http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-london-met-university/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:52:16 +0000 qedlaw http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/?p=2351 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 - London Met University

    Complaints to OIA   Complaints regarded by OIA as wholly/partly justified   Comments
             
2005   0   0    
2006   1   0    
2007   3   0    
2008   2   0    
2009   1   0    
             
             

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

Number of complaint   Nature of Complaint   Comments   Compensation
             
NIL            
             

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]]> http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-london-met-university/feed/ Law student complaints: University of Hertfordshire http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-university-of-hertfordshire/ http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-university-of-hertfordshire/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:37:50 +0000 qedlaw http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/?p=2347 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 - University of Hertfordshire

    Complaints to OIA   Complaints regarded by OIA as wholly/partly justified   Comments
             
2005   0   0    
2006   1 CPE student   0    
2007   1 BA student   0    
2008   0   0    
2009   0   0    
             
             

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

Number of complaint   Nature of Complaint   Comments   Compensation
             
Nil            
             

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]]> http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-university-of-hertfordshire/feed/ Law student complaints: Swansea University http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-swansea-university/ http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-swansea-university/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:33:13 +0000 qedlaw http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/?p=2345 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 - University of Swansea

    Complaints to OIA   Complaints regarded by OIA as wholly/partly justified   Comments
             
2005   0   0    
2006   1   0    
2007   0   0    
2008   0   0    
2009   0   0    
             
             

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

Number of complaint   Nature of Complaint   Comments   Compensation
             
Nil            
             

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]]> http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-swansea-university/feed/ Law student complaints: University of Wolverhampton http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-university-of-wolverhampton/ http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-university-of-wolverhampton/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:13:16 +0000 qedlaw http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/?p=2338 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 - Wolverhampton

    Complaints to OIA   Complaints regarded by OIA as wholly/partly justified   Comments
             
2005/6   0   0    
2006/7   1   0    
2007/8   2   1 justified   The University refuses to provide copies of the formal decisions made in each case on the grounds that - (i) Each case would have to be so severely redacted to protect the identitites of the individual complaint and any named staff members that the information would be meaningless . This acts as a refusal notice as the data is considered to be exempt under s.40(2) Personal Information (ii) The ownership of the formal decisions is not solely that of the University, but also the OIA and the complainant, therefore, a duty of confidentiality is owed to both parties
2008/9   0   As of 23/6/09    
             
             
             

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

Number of complaints   Nature of Complaint   Comments   Compensation
             
21 complaints recorded, no compensation paid.   Types of complaint: Resit of exam, the lecturers ability to teach, Information received from the board and extension to work, Late to lectures, student not allowed to take dictating machine into lecture, Student unhappy regarding the rule about mitigation, student could not make contact with lecturer, Dissatisfied with ILEX module, advice given regarding exemptions from the CPE course, outstanding grade for family law, Student has not received feedback for his assignment, no support given, complaint regarding disruption in class, student does not want to pay for the resit of a module, missing coursework, Student cannot upload CV to Pebble pad also work on Pebble pad has been changed, receipt not issued when selecting modules.       None
             
             
             

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]]> http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/10/27/law-student-complaints-university-of-wolverhampton/feed/ Law student complaints: University of Leicester http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/06/23/law-student-complaints-university-of-leicester/ http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/06/23/law-student-complaints-university-of-leicester/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:17:36 +0000 qedlaw http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/?p=2300 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 - University of Leicester

    Complaints to OIA   Complaints regarded by OIA as wholly/partly justified   Comments
             
2005   0   0    
2006   0   0    
2007   1   0    
2008   1   As of 23/6/09 - still being considered by the OIA.    
2009   0   0    
             
             

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

Number of complaint   Nature of Complaint   Comments   Compensation
             
Nil            
             

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]]> http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/06/23/law-student-complaints-university-of-leicester/feed/ Law student complaints: University of Warwick http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/06/23/law-student-complaints-university-of-warwick/ http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/2009/06/23/law-student-complaints-university-of-warwick/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:55:25 +0000 qedlaw http://www.qedlaw.co.uk/?p=2296 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 - University of Warwick

    Complaints to OIA   Complaints regarded by OIA as wholly/partly justified   Comments
             
2005   0   0    
2006   1   0    
2007   0   0    
2008   1   0    
2009   0   0    
             
             

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

Number of complaint   Nature of Complaint   Comments   Compensation
             
Nil            
             

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