Education Secretary's statement on OfS Statement of Expectations on sexual harassment and misconduct in higher education

Please see below a statement from the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, in response to the Office for Student’s calls for universities to review their sexual misconduct and harassment policies by the summer:

https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/news-blog-and-events/press-and-media/review-sexual-misconduct-and-harassment-policies-by-this-summer-ofs-urges-universities/

Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson said:

“I welcome the expectations set out today by the Office for Students on how Universities should handle sexual misconduct. We expect Universities to follow these and I would urge all Universities to look at this seriously and take appropriate action where necessary.

“No student or young person should ever have to experience abuse, and I urge anyone who feels they have been a victim of sexual harassment to speak to someone they trust, whether that be family, friends, their University or the police.