Harassment reporting form
Harassment reporting form
This form may be used by anyone for reporting their experience of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment or misconduct to The University of Northampton.
Reports submitted online are secure and confidential and will only go to either the Director of Human Resources and/or the Academic Registrar, or nominees, such as the Student Casework Team or relevant HR Business Partners.
Definition of harassment
Harassment is defined as any unwanted, unwarranted, unwelcome or uninvited behaviour or conduct which is intimidating, degrading, offensive, humiliating, hostile or objectionable or violent to the recipients and/or affects their dignity.
It may be (but does not have to be) related to a person’s age, gender, sexuality or sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, or any other individual or group characteristic(s).
Harassment may be of a persistent nature or an isolated one-off incident. Harassment includes bullying, stalking and sexual misconduct.
If you are in any doubt about whether or not what you want to report amounts to harassment, please submit a report in any event.
Guidance on who can submit a report:
Only the person who has experienced the bullying or harassment can submit a report for investigation by the Student Casework Team or Human Resources Department; whether you are a student, staff member, contractor or visitor to the university.
The University takes steps to prevent all forms of harassment by students, employees, contractors, suppliers, visitors to campus, placement providers and other third parties. We encourage reporting of any incident so that appropriate action can be taken to safeguard individuals and prevent recurrence.
Click the ‘Report Form’ button below to submit a formal report. A formal report enables the University of Northampton to triage a report effectively and may lead to formal actions under our policies.
If you have witnessed an incident of harassment or bullying, or you are a third party (such as a member of staff who has received a report of harassment, bullying or a ‘hate’ incident from someone else) you are encouraged to submit an anonymous report.
Reports will be handled as confidentially as possible, but confidentiality does not mean anonymity. Where a formal report is considered under the relevant University policy, important information may need to be shared with the person reported so that they understand the allegations and have a fair opportunity to respond.
We understand that you may prefer to submit your report anonymously. If you do, we won’t collect any information which could identify you. This means that you won’t receive any direct response to your report, but we will still read it carefully.
Anonymous reports help us to understand what types of incidents are taking place on and off campus, to identify any trends over time, and to understand the impact of campaigns run by the University and the Students’ Union. We can’t use anonymous reports to carry out any formal student or staff procedures, such as misconduct, but depending on what is in the report, we may refer it to an external organisation such as the police for further consideration.
If you are a current student and would like to access support, or find out more about the options available to you, please visit the Student Hub pages. Please note student login required.
If you are a current member of staff, please see the Staff Intranet for further information on accessing support.
Information about how the University is addressing the Office for Students (OfS) Condition of Registration E6 can be found in the following document (PDF, 157KB).
