We will not tolerate any form of sexual misconduct or harassment.
A summary of how the Group will address and support individuals involved in sexual misconduct and harassment allegations is as follows. For full details, please see all related policies and procedures below.
If you have suffered sexual misconduct, domestic abuse, bullying or harassment, or if you are worried about a person or a situation,
please talk to us:
If you want to, we will help you make a formal report about what happened.
We will meet with you and then review the report to determine whether we need to investigate.
We will put in place protective measures if necessary.
If it is suspected that a crime has been committed, and if you wish to do so, we will help you make a report to the police.
We will investigate your report, assess any evidence and discuss the incident with the responding party and any witnesses.
If an incident is being investigated by the Police, Chichester College Group will support their investigation, whilst providing support to all involved parties.
The investigation will be kept confidential.
During the investigation, we will continue to provide support to all those involved, and any necessary protective measures will continue
The appointed investigator will decide whether any breaches of our policies have taken place.
If the investigator determines that breaches have occurred, the investigation report will be passed to the appropriate department for action.
Where breaches of our policies have occurred, we will take appropriate disciplinary action.
*all of our policies are being reviewed for 25/26, in line with the OfS E6 conditions on harassment and sexual misconduct – including internal policies surrounding personal relationships and our staff code of conduct.
