Recipient

University of the Arts London

First report 28 Oct 2019•Latest report 10 Jan 2025

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Other public bodies · University. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports: 2
Published responses: 100%
Concerns addressed: 2
Stated actions: 5

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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Report topics

Share of this recipient’s reports compared with all other recipients.

100%published responses found

5stated actions described

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from University of the Arts London linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

10 Jan2025
Inner North London
Concerns raised1
1. Easy and open availability of ketamine to students in halls of residence
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.

No linked response statements
No action or position from this recipient is clearly linked to the concerns in this report.
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Joshua James David Forsdyke · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

Joshua James David Forsdyke, aged 19, died after jumping into the River Thames following the use of ketamine, tramadol and alcohol; his body was recovered near Butlers Wharf on 31 August 2024. The report raised concern that ketamine was easily and openly available to students through activity connected with student halls of residence.

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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to University of the Arts London; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Easy and open availability of ketamine to students in halls of residence
Wider context from the report
“I heard evidence that Ketamine was easily and openly available to students as it was being dealt from and/or by persons with access to, and moved between, student halls of residence. ”
Open source report
28 Oct2019
Inner North London
Concerns raised2
1. Failure to secure engagement with mental health support invitations
2. Failure to effectively disseminate mental health disclosure information to tutors and halls of residence staff
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response 4
1. Action
  Regularly review mental-health data-sharing policies and procedures to maintain legal compliance and support students effectively.
  Stated in progress
2. Action
  Have Disability Advisers actively follow up students who have not engaged with support services.
  Stated in progress
3. Action
  Initiate pre- and post-enrolment email campaigns encouraging students with disclosed mental health conditions to engage with support services.
  Stated completed
1. Action
  Have Disability Advisers contact students who disclose disabilities and request support.
  Stated completed
Respondent positions 1
1. Position
  Data protection law limits sharing disability-related information without informed consent to cases involving a risk of harm to the student or others.
  Unable to act
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Julius Jake Little · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

Julius Jake Little, a 20-year-old undergraduate living in university halls, was found unresponsive on 7 June 2019 with a ligature around his neck and was pronounced dead despite resuscitation efforts. The report raised concerns about how universities use disclosed mental-health information, including limited student responses to support offers and the lack of communication of disclosure information to tutors and halls staff.

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Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to University of the Arts London; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to secure engagement with mental health support invitations
Wider context from the report
“In the course of hearing an inquest at Poplar Coroner's Court on 9/10/19 into the death of Julius Jake Little, evidence was considered in relation to available support services offered to undergraduates at UAL who have a history of mental health problems. The Dean of Students at UAL ████████, gave evidence that applicants to UAL make an online application to the admissions organisation UCAS. The application invites them to disclose any history they have of mental health problems, upon being accepted on a course of study this information is provided to the admitting university. ████████ indicated that the mental health disclosure information is used to target students that may require support, and at UAL emails are sent to undergraduates, inviting them to register with the university's support services. Regrettably, it would appear that of UAL's cohort of students that disclosed mental health problems to UCAS, only 66% of undergraduates responded to the email invitation offering mental health support. The remaining 33%, a total of some 200 students, did not respond to the offer. I asked ████████ whether the identity of students who had made a mental health disclosure in their UCAS application was communicated to tutors and halls of residence staff at the university. I was informed that this information was not so disseminated as it would be breach of data protection legislation, this appears to be a missed opportunity. I cannot suggest a solution to this problem, however it does appear to be a lost opportunity to secure this valuable information but not to utilise it effectively. ”
Open source report
Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to University of the Arts London; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to effectively disseminate mental health disclosure information to tutors and halls of residence staff
Wider context from the report
“In the course of hearing an inquest at Poplar Coroner's Court on 9/10/19 into the death of Julius Jake Little, evidence was considered in relation to available support services offered to undergraduates at UAL who have a history of mental health problems. The Dean of Students at UAL ████████, gave evidence that applicants to UAL make an online application to the admissions organisation UCAS. The application invites them to disclose any history they have of mental health problems, upon being accepted on a course of study this information is provided to the admitting university. ████████ indicated that the mental health disclosure information is used to target students that may require support, and at UAL emails are sent to undergraduates, inviting them to register with the university's support services. Regrettably, it would appear that of UAL's cohort of students that disclosed mental health problems to UCAS, only 66% of undergraduates responded to the email invitation offering mental health support. The remaining 33%, a total of some 200 students, did not respond to the offer. I asked ████████ whether the identity of students who had made a mental health disclosure in their UCAS application was communicated to tutors and halls of residence staff at the university. I was informed that this information was not so disseminated as it would be breach of data protection legislation, this appears to be a missed opportunity. I cannot suggest a solution to this problem, however it does appear to be a lost opportunity to secure this valuable information but not to utilise it effectively. ”
Open source report
Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Regularly review mental-health data-sharing policies and procedures to maintain legal compliance and support students effectively.

Verbatim wording from the response
“The GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 permit such data to be shared only where there is a risk of harm to self or others. In such circumstances we share information about the student on a case by case basis if we believe it is necessary to protect the individual or others from harm.”

Source location
2019-0371-Response-by-UAL
Page 2 · response
Published 13 December 2019
Open published response
Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Have Disability Advisers actively follow up students who have not engaged with support services.

Verbatim wording from the response
“For the 2019/20 academic year we have made improvements to our processes for engaging disabled students, including those with long-term mental health conditions, with our support services. At the point that the information in respect of mental health conditions is shared with the university by UCAS, a pre- and post-enrolment email campaign is initiated, asking students to engage with support services. Our Disability Advisers make contact with students who have declared a disability and are requesting support. In addition, Disability Advisers are now actively following up on those students who have not engaged with support services. This has enabled us to significantly reduce the number of students who declared a long-term mental health condition prior to enrolment and are not engaging with support services from 33% in 2018 to 4% in 2019.”

Source location
2019-0371-Response-by-UAL
Page 1 · response
Published 13 December 2019
Open published response
Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Initiate pre- and post-enrolment email campaigns encouraging students with disclosed mental health conditions to engage with support services.

Verbatim wording from the response
“For the 2019/20 academic year we have made improvements to our processes for engaging disabled students, including those with long-term mental health conditions, with our support services. At the point that the information in respect of mental health conditions is shared with the university by UCAS, a pre- and post-enrolment email campaign is initiated, asking students to engage with support services. Our Disability Advisers make contact with students who have declared a disability and are requesting support. In addition, Disability Advisers are now actively following up on those students who have not engaged with support services. This has enabled us to significantly reduce the number of students who declared a long-term mental health condition prior to enrolment and are not engaging with support services from 33% in 2018 to 4% in 2019.”

Source location
2019-0371-Response-by-UAL
Page 1 · response
Published 13 December 2019
Open published response
Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Have Disability Advisers contact students who disclose disabilities and request support.

Verbatim wording from the response
“For the 2019/20 academic year we have made improvements to our processes for engaging disabled students, including those with long-term mental health conditions, with our support services. At the point that the information in respect of mental health conditions is shared with the university by UCAS, a pre- and post-enrolment email campaign is initiated, asking students to engage with support services. Our Disability Advisers make contact with students who have declared a disability and are requesting support. In addition, Disability Advisers are now actively following up on those students who have not engaged with support services. This has enabled us to significantly reduce the number of students who declared a long-term mental health condition prior to enrolment and are not engaging with support services from 33% in 2018 to 4% in 2019.”

Source location
2019-0371-Response-by-UAL
Page 1 · response
Published 13 December 2019
Open published response
Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
Data protection law limits sharing disability-related information without informed consent to cases involving a risk of harm to the student or others.

Verbatim wording from the response
“Disability-related information is classified as ‘special category personal data’ under the GDPR. This means there are very limited circumstances in which we can share such data without the informed consent of the student in question.”

Source location
2019-0371-Response-by-UAL
Page 1 · response
Published 13 December 2019
Open published response

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised1

Easy and open availability of ketamine to students in halls of residence

Concerns raised2

Failure to secure engagement with mental health support invitations

Failure to effectively disseminate mental health disclosure information to tutors and halls of residence staff

Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.4

Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

Actions described in response 4

Respondent positions 1