Confidentiality Agreements
Disclosure date: 22 February 2012
Reference: FOI2012/009 Disclosure - SOAS
Request
a) Numbers of confidentiality agreements signed with departing staff in the last 2 years (24 months);
b) Numbers of confidentiality agreements signed with departing staff who were leaving for reasons other than redundancy;
c) Numbers of agreements signed with staff departing for reasons
(i) related to an allegation of research misconduct
(ii) following an allegation of research misconduct (made within a year of departure);
d) Numbers of allegations of research misconduct raised within the university in the last 2 years;
e) Numbers of these allegations investigated by the university in the last 2 years;
f) Numbers of these allegations found to be substantiated.
Response
a) 15
b) 7 Early retirements, 8 Voluntary severances
c i) None.
(ii) Not applicable.
d) One (against a member of staff).
e) One.
f) None.
