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1. Who makes the initial
decision on appeals?
19 19a 19d 20
23
19b 19c
37%
7%
15%
1
5%
13
%
Adviser
Panel
Manager
More than one adviser
Other
Composition of
Appeal Panel members
Other
Manager from another HEI department
Elected Students’ Union representative
Student Support Manager
19 19
23
19
YES
UNSURE
NO
PARTLY
13%
35%
24%
Do you feel you consult with
the Student Body adequately?
29%
19 19a 19d 20
23
19b 19c
Do you have an audit process for reviewing decisions
over the course of the year (or at the end of the year)
to help maintain quality and consistency?
YES
UNSURE
NO
9%
5
8%
33%
Examples given for those
who answered ‘yes’:
19 19a 19d 20
23
19b 19c
Student Advice Team
Weekly or Fortnightly
Collaborative
(Academic Faculty Leads / Student Union/
International Office / Fees Office and Advice Manager)
Fortnightly (Decisions) or Yearly (Reviews)
Line Manager
Each Assessment
19 19a 19d 20
23
19b 19c
YES
NO
24%
76%
Is an informal appointment
with the adviser a prerequisite
to appeal?19 19a 19d 20
23
19b 19c
Do you have a disputes or
appeals process?
YES
NO 2%
4% UNSURE
94
%
HARDSHIP FUND REFORM
PART IV
QUALITY ASSURANCE
APPEALS AUDITS
September 2015 Page 5/6