Will not be put on the [Add any further intranet. specific rationale for designation] Reserved Student observers The expectation is that this category of This category is Confidential may not be present. business will be used as sparingly as expected to be used May be discussed only possible. As a principle, items of reserved very rarely at with other members business are those for which Council Research Committee. of the committee and members, as Trustees of the University, relevant officers, and would take corporate responsibility for Proposed footnote: may not be discussed the potentially serious consequences of a with student breach of confidentiality. The following May be discussed observers. matters will be ordinarily categorised as only with other business, and therefore as members of the ‘reserved’ Will not be put on the committee and ‘confidential’: intranet. relevant officers, and issues of particular strategic sensitivity; may not be discussed issues of particular commercial with student sensitivity; observers. Will not issues solely for the consideration of the be put on the Trustees of the University; and intranet. matters pertaining to specific [Add any further individuals, such as honorary specific rationale for degrees and decisions on designation] appointments, promotions, and other matters concerning the personal position of members of the staff of the University; and the admission of individuals and their academic assessment and personal affairs. The list above is not exhaustive and there may be occasion on which matters falling outside those categories listed above need to be treated as If this ‘confidential’. occurs, the expectation would be to provide the explanation to Council.
Will not be put on the intranet. [Add any further specific rationale for designation] Reserved Confidential Student observers may not be present. May be discussed only with other members of the committee and relevant officers, and may not be discussed with student observers. Will not be put on the intranet. The expectation is that this category of business will be used as sparingly as possible. As a principle, items of reserved business are those for which Council members, as Trustees of the University, would take corporate responsibility for the potentially serious consequences of a breach of confidentiality. The following matters will be ordinarily categorised as ‘reserved’ business, and therefore as ‘confidential’: issues of particular strategic sensitivity; issues of particular commercial sensitivity; issues solely for the consideration of the Trustees of the University; and matters pertaining to specific individuals, such as honorary degrees and decisions on appointments, promotions, and other matters concerning the personal position of members of the staff of the University; and the admission of individuals and their academic assessment and personal affairs. The list above is not exhaustive and there may be occasion on which matters falling outside those categories listed above need to be treated as ‘confidential’. If this occurs, the expectation would be to provide the explanation to Council. This category is expected to be used very rarely at Research Committee. Proposed footnote: May be discussed only with other members of the committee and relevant officers, and may not be discussed with student observers. Will not be put on the intranet. [Add any further specific rationale for designation]