Publication scheme
Section 19 of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) requires every Public Authority to adopt and maintain a publication scheme which has been approved by the Information Commissioner's Office. From the 1st January 2009, Keele University adopted the approved scheme, the contents of which can be accessed below. If you have any difficulties accessing the scheme, or require the information in an alternative format, please contact Lauren Adams in the first instance, Tel: 01782 734311.
Guidance to the Publication Scheme
1) Who we are and what we do
2) What we spend and how we spend it
3) What our priorities are and how we are doing
4) How we make decisions
5) Our policies and procedures
6) Lists and registers
7) The services we offer
1. Who we are and what we do:
Legal framework:
- University Statues
- University Ordinances
- Regulations and policies index
- Archived University regulations
How the Institution is organised:
- Council standing orders
- Council Structure
- Council membership of the Council
- Terms of reference and constitution of the sub-committees of Council
- Duties and responsibilities of council members (Council's Statement of Primary Responsibilities)
- Organisational chart of Senate and its sub-committees
- Senate standing orders
- Membership of the Senate
- Terms of Reference and constitution of the sub-committees of Senate
- Directorates Structure
- Academic Schools web-pages
- Central Services web-pages
Location and contact details:
Other organisational links:
- Subsidiary companies
Student activities:
2. What we spend and how we spend it:
Funding/Income:
- Annual Statement of Accounts (to be published at the end of each academic year)
Budgetary and Account Information:
- Annual Statement of Accounts (to be published at the end of each academic year)
Financial Audit Reports:
- Annual Statement of Accounts (to be published at the end of each academic year)
Capital Programme:
- Annual Statement of Accounts (to be published at the end of each academic year)
Financial Regulations and Procedures
- Financial regulations, procedures and policies
Staff Pay and Grading Structures
- Pay and grading structure
- Job families
- Grade 10 and above scales are decided by Promotions Committees
- Senior Management Team pay as indicated in the Annual Statement of Accounts (to be published at the end of each academic year)
Register of suppliers
Procurement and Tender Procedures and Reports
Contracts
- Contracting Programme (to be published shortly)
- All contracts over the EU threshold are also published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Research funding
- Annual Statement of Accounts (to be published at the end of each academic year) provides details of funding by income and organisation type
- Research and Enterprise Services provide details of recent funding activity on their web-pages
3. What our priorities are and how we are doing:
Corporate and Business Plans
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Academic quality and standards
- Quality Assurance at Keele University
External review information
- The Annual Statement of Accounts (to be published at the end of each academic year) provides an internal and external auditors report on the financial procedures and systems.
- Keele Institutional Audit report from the QAA
- OFSTED provide a Keele report
Corporate relations
Government and Regulatory Reports
4. How we make decisions:
Where committee minutes are not available to view externally via the website, please contact the University on 01782 732 000 to arrange alternative access.
Minutes from governing body, Council/Senate, academic boards and steering groups
- Senate Minutes
- Committees of Council - Minutes
- Committees of Senate - Minutes
Teaching and Learning Committee Minutes
- Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee Minutes
- University Learning and Teaching Committee Minutes
Minutes of Staff/Student Consultation Meetings
- University Student Liaison Committee Minutes
Appointment Committees and Procedures
- Promotions Committees
- Recruitment Policies, Statements, Procedures and Guidelines
- Probation Procedures
- Promotion Procedures
- Staff Performance Review and Enhancement (SPRE)
5. Our policies and procedures:
Policies and Procedures for Conducting University Business
- Corporate Governance Statement - contained within the University's annual Statement of Accounts.
- Standing Orders for Council
- Standing Orders for Senate
- Other Policies
Policies and Procedures Relating to Academic Services
Procedures and Policies Relating to Student Services
- Student Disciplinary
- IT Policies and Codes of Conduct
Procedures and Policies Relating to Human Resources
Procedures and Policies Relating to Recruitment
Code of Conduct for Members of Governing Bodies
- Duties and Responsibilities of Council Members (Council's Statement of Primary Responsibilities)
Equality and Diversity
Health and Safety
Estate Management
Complaints Policy
Records Management and Personal Data Policy
Research Policy and Strategy
Charging Regimes and Policy
6. Lists and registers:
- Asset registers
- Keele University Council Member biographies
7. The Services we offer:
- Keele University home page including:
- Undergraduate pages
- Postgraduate Taught pages
- Postgraduate Research pages
- Central Services pages
- Conferencing pages
* Edited for the purpose of this publication scheme will mean minutes excluding material that is properly considered to be private.