We - rather unsubtly - have 'declarations of interest' as an agenda item at
the beginning of all our committee meetings.( Not that it elicits much in
the way of declarations....) This would subsume relationships . We have
quite separate advice about external examiners and links with staff,
students and the college community.
Pauline Aldous
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From: stewart smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 15 January 2002 11:38
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Subject: Conflict of Interest
Dear Colleagues
Heriot-Watt University's Quality and Standards Forum has
agreed that, in the context of obviating conflicts of
interest, it would be beneficial to have a procedure
whereby staff should declare any relationships to other
members of staff or to students in the University.
I should be grateful for advice on the following in
relation to the introduction of such procedures:
1) Would such a procedure in any way contravene the Human
Rights Act?
2) Do other institutions have procedures for declaring
conflicts of interest?
3) How is the term relationship precisely defined with
regard to categories of relationships to be included in a
declaration?
4) Could external examiners be included?
It would be helpful to receive copies of policies used by
other institutions.
Thank you for your help.
Regards
Stewart Smith
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Stewart Smith
Assistant Registrar (Quality)
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
Tel: 0131 451 3632
Fax: 0131 449 5153
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