On hearing about the death of a student, the Head of Student Services will: complete the Co-ordinator Incident Log (Appendix C) update the records so that no letters are sent to the student student’s liaise with external authorities in the release of critical information contact the following people within the University and keep them informed about developments: the Marketing and Communications, if the student is from overseas the Dean of Faculty, or equivalent student’s The Head of Student Services will also be responsible for keeping the Vice Chancellor about developments arrange a meeting with the Key Contacts at an early stage to share information keep in regular contact with the other Key Contacts and make decisions about how the Procedure will be executed arrange a de-briefing session for the Key Contacts at a suitable time after the Procedure has been completed If the death has occurred at a partner college, the Head of Student Services will liaise with the college and decide upon which parts of this procedure will be carried out by the Key Contacts and other members of the University. Facilities Manager (Security issues) The Facilities Manager is a Key Contact and will keep in touch with security issues through the Security Manager who will act as Key Contact if the Facilities Manager is unavailable. It is recognised that the initial contact procedure could be carried out by any member of the security team. On hearing about the death of a student, security will: telephone the police telephone the Health and Safety Officer telephone either the Counsellor or Co-ordinating Chaplain and give the following information: the location of the death the identities, if known, of the person who has died and those who discovered the deceased other information which will help in responding to the situation Inform the Vice Chancellor inform the switchboard make sure that the scene of death is not disturbed until the emergency services arrive keep a log of all those visiting the scene of the death
On hearing about the death of a student, the Head of Student Services will: complete the Co-ordinator Incident Log (Appendix C) update the student’s records so that no letters are sent to the student liaise with external authorities in the release of critical information contact the following people within the University and keep them informed about developments: the Marketing and Communications, if the student is from overseas the student’s Dean of Faculty, or equivalent The Head of Student Services will also be responsible for keeping the Vice Chancellor about developments arrange a meeting with the Key Contacts at an early stage to share information keep in regular contact with the other Key Contacts and make decisions about how the Procedure will be executed arrange a de-briefing session for the Key Contacts at a suitable time after the Procedure has been completed If the death has occurred at a partner college, the Head of Student Services will liaise with the college and decide upon which parts of this procedure will be carried out by the Key Contacts and other members of the University. Facilities Manager (Security issues) The Facilities Manager is a Key Contact and will keep in touch with security issues through the Security Manager who will act as Key Contact if the Facilities Manager is unavailable. It is recognised that the initial contact procedure could be carried out by any member of the security team. On hearing about the death of a student, security will: telephone the police telephone the Health and Safety Officer telephone either the Counsellor or Co-ordinating Chaplain and give the following information: the location of the death the identities, if known, of the person who has died and those who discovered the deceased other information which will help in responding to the situation Inform the Vice Chancellor inform the switchboard make sure that the scene of death is not disturbed until the emergency services arrive keep a log of all those visiting the scene of the death
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