Privacy Notice
By submitting this form you consent to the University of Sheffield processing the data (including sensitive personal data) you enter into this disclosure in accordance with this privacy notice, and the University's Data Protection Policy. We may use the information you provide for the purpose of:
- Helping us to identify the best person for you to speak to in relation to your report;
- Providing the identified person/adviser with your contact details (if you have provided them) and the details of your disclosure, to enable them to understand the nature of your concern or the incident you are disclosing so that they can best support you;
- Where applicable, reviewing your disclosure and taking further action if required. For example, an investigation could lead to the University instigating disciplinary action. You can read more about this on the Student Administration Service conduct webpages and on the University's HR webpages. We will write to you to keep you informed of what we are doing.
- Once we have concluded any actions we have taken, we will write to you to inform you of the outcome. ( We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary, in accordance with the University’s retention policies and the relevant legislation following completion of your studies / end of your staff contract. We may retain some information in order to monitor our work in this area but you will not be identifiable from this information.
Your identity and your other personal data will be disclosed within the University of Sheffield on a need to know basis only and will not be disclosed to any third parties without your consent unless there are legitimate reasons requiring us to do so, for example, where the information you have provided highlights a potential risk to your or another person’s health and safety. In such circumstances, we will take reasonable action to manage the risk and protect individuals; therefore we may deem it necessary to share information with third parties, including the Police, but will always try to seek your cooperation with this in order to minimise the impact on you.
Please be aware that if you disclose on an anonymous basis, the University of Sheffield is not able to commit to taking any formal action. However, the University of Sheffield will review and keep an anonymised record of your report to identify whether there have been/are other similar reports and whether there is a pattern of behaviour or trends which should be addressed. In order for us to be able to assist you fully, we encourage you to report with your personal details.
We are collecting this information because the University has a legitimate interest in ensuring staff and students at the University are safe and receiving support for any incident(s) and/or concerns affecting them.
Legal Information
The University is processing this information in accordance with Article 6.1 (a): consent, and Article 9.2 (a) Special Category consent, of the General Data Protection Regulation.
The University’s Privacy Notices can be accessed at this web page:
Please address any questions, comments and requests regarding our data processing practices to our Data Protection Team: dataprotection@sheffield.ac.uk