Likely Severity of Harm (Possible/actual injury to person and/or damage to reputation) Slightly harmful Harmful Extremely harmful Low severity 1 2 3 Moderate 2 4 6 severity High severity 3 6 9 Guidance Please note that the guidance below is not intended to be exhaustive, and should be updated annual once precedents have been set by panels at disciplinary hearings. Low Severity Failure to follow a required policy or procedure Moderate severity University and/or Students’ Union rules broken High severity Civil/criminal law broken University and/or Students’ Union rules broken which are deemed as Gross Misconduct Low Harm No injury or risk of minor injury. No reputational damage or Low risk of reputational damage Consented humiliation Moderate Harm Minor injury or risk of moderate injury. Minor reputational damage or major risk of reputational damage Non-Consented humiliation Extreme Harm Moderate injury or risk of major injury. Moderate reputational damage or major risk of reputational damage Non-Consented humiliation which display lasting effects on the victim Note: A breach of this conduct may result in one or more of the following (please note this is not an exhaustive list and is intended to guide the panel, additional sanctions may be imposed that are deemed at a similar severity to other sanctions at that level) Group sanctions (Sport): sanctions will be cumulative
Likely Severity of Harm (Possible/actual injury to person and/or damage to reputation) Slightly harmful Harmful Extremely harmful Low severity 1 2 3 Moderate severity 2 4 6 High severity 3 6 9 Guidance Please note that the guidance below is not intended to be exhaustive, and should be updated annual once precedents have been set by panels at disciplinary hearings. Low Severity Failure to follow a required policy or procedure Moderate severity University and/or Students’ Union rules broken High severity Civil/criminal law broken University and/or Students’ Union rules broken which are deemed as Gross Misconduct Low Harm No injury or risk of minor injury. No reputational damage or Low risk of reputational damage Consented humiliation Moderate Harm Minor injury or risk of moderate injury. Minor reputational damage or major risk of reputational damage Non-Consented humiliation Extreme Harm Moderate injury or risk of major injury. Moderate reputational damage or major risk of reputational damage Non-Consented humiliation which display lasting effects on the victim Note: A breach of this conduct may result in one or more of the following (please note this is not an exhaustive list and is intended to guide the panel, additional sanctions may be imposed that are deemed at a similar severity to other sanctions at that level) Group sanctions (Sport): sanctions will be cumulative