FOI-5-22 

Date: 10 January 2022 

Summary: Student and staff drug use at the University  

Request:   

• Drug use among students 

1. How many reports have been made regarding students taking recreational drugs in the last academic five years (16/17-20/21)? 
2. Can I have a breakdown of which recreational drugs these were, please? 
3. What are the steps you take after a student has been reported for recreational drug use? 
4. How many students have been suspended due to recreational drug use in the last academic five years (16/17-20/21)? 
5. How many students have been expelled permanently due to recreational drug use in the last academic five years (16/17-20/21)?

• Dealing drugs at university 

6. How many students have been reported for dealing recreational drugs in the last academic five years (16/17-20/21)? 

• Drug use among staff members 

7. How many staff members have been reported for taking recreational drugs in the last academic five years (16/17-20/21)? 

8. What are the steps you take after a member of staff has been reported for recreational drug use? 

9. How many staff members have been suspended due to recreational drug use in the last academic five years (16/17-20/21)?  

10. How many staff members have been fired due to recreational drug use in the last academic five years (16/17-20/21)? 

Response:  

In accordance with Section 1(1)(a) of the FOIA, I can confirm that the University does hold the requested information, in full, and I have decided to disclose the requested information in full. 

Question 1 

52 

Question 2 

Cannabis - 48 

Cannabis and Nitrous oxide (whippets) - 4 

Question 3 

We only take action if the drug use is on University premises (including University owned Accommodation) 

The matter will be investigated through either Student Code of Conduct procedures, Accommodation procedures or for students on Professional courses through the Fitness to Practice procedure. 

Students who require support will be directed to support services 

Reports may result in warning letters and Behaviour Contracts or suspensions from Accommodation (if the drug use occurred in University Accommodation) 

Failure to comply with the terms of Behaviour Contracts can result in exclusion from the University. 

Students on Professional courses may be excluded on Fitness to Practice grounds 

Question 4 

0 

Question 5 

<5 

Question 6 

<5 

Question 7 

0 

Question 8 

The university has a policy in place to support staff 

Question 9 

0  

Question 10 

0