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The University will be closed from 17:00 on Monday 23rd December until 08:30 on Thursday 2nd January 2025.

Students

For more details about the closure, including where to access support during this time, please see the Holiday Closures webpage.

Staff

If you are seeking support during this closure period, you can contact the Employee Assistance Helpline which is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The helpline offers help and advice to staff and managers outside of office hours.

Calls are confidential and are free from a landline:

  • Employees call: 0800 1116 387
  • Managers call: 0800 1116 385

The University may need to do the following:   

1. Report the matter to the police and/or social care services, including where a child is in immediate danger or is at risk of harm, a crime is in progress or there is evidence of a possible criminal offence, or life is at risk.  

2. Notify the Local Authority Designated Officer, including where the case meets the reporting threshold for a “safeguarding allegation relating to a child”.   

3. Where the identity of the child is known, the child’s parents may be informed.   

4. Investigate the matter further in accordance with the University’s internal policies. In deciding whether to investigate in such circumstances, the University will consider, for example, the seriousness of the incident or where multiple allegations have been made against an individual.  

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