Notice to Appeal Form (Student Discipline):

This form should be submitted to the Student Discipline team (student.discipline@soton.ac.uk) together with a copy of the Outcome Letter within ten (10) working days of the date of the Outcome Letter. In completing this form please refer to the Regulations Governing Student Discipline.

Students are strongly encouraged to seek advice from the SUSU Advice Centre in preparing this documentation. Email advice@susu.org or telephone +44 (0) 23 8059 2085.

Section 1: About You

Student ID Number*
Name
Address for correspondence*
Telephone contact
Email contact (please use University email address if possible)
Department / Faculty*
Year of Study*
Programme of Study*

*Non-students may leave these boxes blank.

Section 2: Your Request for Appeal

Please state the decision(s) you are appealing against
Date the decision was communicated to you
Please state your preferred outcome(s) and reasons for this

Section 3: Your Reason for Appeal

You may only appeal against a decision if you can show that you satisfy the criteria to appeal as set out in 10.1 of the Student Discipline Regulations.

Please confirm on which of the ground(s) you are basing your appeal:

10.1	There is new substantive information supported by evidence which was not known by the student and/or the evidence could not have reasonably been obtained by the student in time to present to the University at the time of the original decision (This additional evidence must be sent in with the written notice of appeal) (Complete Section 3A)
10.1	There has been significant failure of due process in the making of the original decision i.e. a material procedural irregularity or misinterpretation of the University’s own regulations, or administrative errors which, if they had not occurred, might have impacted significantly on the original decision and/or the sanction imposed. (Complete Section 3B)

Section 3A:

10.1	There is new substantive information supported by evidence which was not known by the student and/or the evidence could not have reasonably been obtained by the student in time to present to the University at the time of the original decision (This additional evidence must be sent in with the written notice of appeal)
Describe the new substantive information and the date this information became known to you.
Explain how you believe this information would have impacted upon the decision appeals if the decision maker(s) had been in possession of the information at the time it made the original decision.
Explain why this information was not known to you and/or why the evidence details could not reasonably have been obtained in time to present to the decision maker(s) which made the original decision.
List documents you are submitting as evidence for your appeal. Please be aware that if you intend to rely upon evidence that has implications for a third party, this evidence may, in the interests of natural justice, be shared with that third party. The third party may also be requested to give evidence to the investigators of your case.	Description of Documents

Section 3B:

10.1	There has been significant failure of due process in the making of the original decision i.e. a material procedural irregularity or misinterpretation of the University’s own regulations, or administrative errors which, if they had not occurred, might have impacted significantly on the original decision and/or the sanction imposed.
Describe the significant failure in due process
Explain how you believe this affected the University’s decision
List documents you are submitting as evidence for your appeal. Please be aware that if you intend to rely upon evidence that has implications for a third party, this evidence may, in the interests of natural justice, be shared with that third party. The third party may also be requested to give evidence to the investigators of your case.	Description of Documents

Section 4: Declaration

I declare that the information in this form is true to the best of my knowledge and that I would be willing to answer further questions relating to it if necessary. I confirm that I understand any documentation submitted as part of my appeal will be shared with members of the Student Discipline Committee as necessary and that any documentation that has implications for third parties may also be shared with those third parties in the interests of natural justice.
Signature: (Please print name if completing electronically)	Date:

This form should be submitted to the Student Discipline (student.discipline@soton.ac.uk) within the time scale indicated on your Outcome Letter which is normally within 10 working days.

Guidance Notes:

Section 1: About You

Staff/Student ID number – enter your University ID number which can be found on your ID card.

Name – enter your full name.

Address for correspondence – address you with to be contacted at.

Telephone contact – enter all telephone numbers we may use to contact you e.g. home, mobile/cell, office etc.

Email contact – ideally this should be your university email address.

Department/Faculty – enter the name of the Department and/or Faculty you are enrolled in.

Year of study – enter the year you are currently in e.g. 1st, 2nd

Programme of study – enter the title of the course you are studying

Section 2: Your Request for Appeal

Please state the decision(s) you are appealing against.

Please state the date the decision was first communicated to you.

Please confirm what you would like to happen as a result of your appeal

Section 3: Your Reason for Appeal

You must give more detail about the ground(s) you are appealing on.

If you are appealing on the grounds that:

There is new substantive information supported by evidence which was not known by the student and/or the evidence could not have reasonably been obtained by the student in time to present to the University at the time of the original decision . (This additional evidence must be sent in with the written notice of appeal). Complete Section 3A

There has been significant failure of due process in the making of the original decision i.e. a material procedural irregularity or misinterpretation of the University’s own regulations, or administrative errors which, if they had not occurred, might have impacted significantly on the original decision and/or the sanction imposed. Complete Section 3B

Section 4: Declaration

Please sign the form to declare that the information you have given is true to the best of your knowledge and that you understand that your appeal documentation may be shared with the Student Discipline Committee members and third parties as necessary in the interests of natural justice.