Model Publication Scheme

Freedom of Information - Model Publication Scheme

Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) we are required to publish a Model Publication Scheme. The Scheme identifies seven classes of information, each of which contains a number of sections.

Under each section there is a list of documents or webpages containing information about St George’s. Some documents may be available electronically and can therefore be printed directly from this website. Other documents may only be available in paper copy. If you wish to receive a copy of any of these documents, please contact us via email

St George's, University of London merged with City, University of London on the 1st of August 2024, creating City St George's, University of London. The information contained within the publication scheme relates to St George's activities prior to the merger.

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Who we are and what we do

Who we are and what we do’ covers information concerning the way St George’s, University of London is governed and how we make decisions. This includes the legal status of the university, how the university is structured, our council, senate, and committees, key personnel, and what our Professional Services departments and Research Institutes do.

Legal Framework
University Scheme and Statutes	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/governance/governing-body/charitable-status
St George’s is an exempt charity and is responsible to the Office for Students as Principal Regulator. Information on our responsibilities as an exempt charity can be obtained from the Office for Students.	Office for Students Guidance
St George’s is subject to various legislation including Education Acts. Legislation is publicly available and can be accessed at Legislation.gov.uk	Legislation.gov.uk – the Official Home of UK Legislation
How St George’s is Organised
The Scheme and Statutes are St George’s main constitutional documents. The documents can be found at the bottom of the page.	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/governance/governing-body/charitable-status
Comprised of 9 internal members and 13 independent members, Council is the governing body of St George’s, and is subject to the Schemes and Statutes. Information on Council including the terms of reference, membership, and agendas and minutes are publicly available.	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/governance/governing-body/council
Senate is the academic authority of St George’s, and is subject to the Schemes and Statutes. The terms of reference, membership, and meeting minutes and agendas are all publicly available.	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/governance/governing-body/senate
Our Strategic Plan sets out we will sustain our excellence and impact for the next five years.	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/vision-mission-and-strategy-docs/Vision-and-Strategy-2030.pdf
How the institution is organised: St George’s Senior Leadership Team	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/leadership-team
Information on our senior committee’s including meeting dates, committee structure, and procedures for operating the committees is available. Currently a SGUL login is required to access this information. Please contact foi@sgul.ac.uk if you would like to access.	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/our-professional-services/governance-legal-and-assurance-services/our-committees
Information on our Departments, Research Institutes, and our Education Centres and Graduate School is available; this includes their responsibilities and the work they carry out.	Our Institutes Our Education Centre & Graduate School Our Professional Services
St George’s maintains links with other institutions, enhancing our research opportunities and offerings.	Our Partners
St George’s run a number of commercial services including retail tenancies, filing, accommodation, conference and research facilities, and consultancy.	Our Commercial Services
Where we are and how to contact us:
Details on how to contact St George’s and planning your visit is available.	Our Location Contact Us
Student activities:
The Students’ Union is home to the SU Bar, SU Shop and over 100 clubs and societies. The SU also offers welfare and wellbeing support alongside other advice. Information on the SU can be accessed via their website.	https://www.sgsu.org.uk/

What we spend and how we spend it ‘What we spend and how we spend it’ covers information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts, and financial audits. Not all the information is publicly available via the publication scheme however, we have signposted where the information is available and it can be requested via foi@sgul.ac.uk.

Information on the sources of our funding and income. Income is generated from numerous sources including tuition fees, research funding grants, endowments, and investments.	Annual reports. Information on income from tuition fees, funding body grants, research grants and contracts, investment income, and donations and endowments. Research Excellence Framework 2021 Office for Students UK Research and Innovation
Financial statements, budgets and variance reports. St George’s financial summary provides an overview of income and expenditure. Also available are: Reviews and statements 2017 – Annual reviews 2009 – Financial statements 2009 -	Annual Review and Financial Statements
Capital programs. Information on St George’s capital projects can be obtained from our website and from reports in council minutes.	Capital Projects Council papers
St George’s financial regulations set out the responsibilities and policies for financial management and control at the university.	Financial Regulations
Staff allowances, expenses and pay and grading structures	Expenses including policies, FAQs and guides. (Please request via foi@sgul.ac.uk) Allowances (please request via foi@sgul.ac.uk) Salary scales (please request via foi@sgul.ac.uk) Remuneration information for senior staff can be obtained in our Annual Accounts , including the Annual Remuneration Committee report Terms of reference for the Remuneration Committees Senior Staff Remuneration Committee – Terms of Reference (PDF) ToR Vice-Chancellor Remuneration Committee (PDF)
Finance arranges insurance for St George’s and provides advice and support on insurance matters.	Please request via foi@sgul.ac.uk
Register of suppliers	Please contact foi@sgul.ac.uk
The Corporate Procurement Unit manages procurement matters for both St George’s and Kingston University. The procurement strategy, supplier relationship management strategy and how the unit approaches sustainable procurement are all available. Information on work undertaken with the London Universities Purchasing Consortium can accessed as can information for potential suppliers.	Corporate Procurement Unit
Procurement policies.	The procurement policy is available under ‘non-academic policies’.
Contracts	Please request contract via foi@sgul.ac.uk
Research funding	Information on research funding can be found in our annual report. Details of sources for funding can be found at ‘funding opportunities’.

What our priorities are and how we are doing ‘What our priorities are and how we are doing’ includes information St George’s strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections, and reviews.

Strategic vision	Vision, mission, and strategy
Annual reports	Annual reports
Corporate and Business Plans	Vision, Mission and Strategy
Teaching and Learning Strategies	Education and Students
External examiners at St George’s	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/for-staff/teaching-and-student-experience/external-examiners
Academic Quality and Standards. Links to information on St George’s current internal procedures for assuring academic quality. includes information such as our monitoring and review process, roles, responsibilities and the authority of different bodies within St George’s involved in program approval and review.	Quality Manual – procedures to ensure the quality and standards of the awards we confer. Periodic Review and Other Quality Assurance Reports – results of reviews carried out by an independent panel of our programmes to ensures they are relevant, up to date, adequately resourced and continue to meet the needs of students and employers. Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee (QAEC) – QAEC is a sub-committee of the Senate; and its purpose is to develop and evaluate our quality assurance processes. Agendas and minutes and the terms of reference can be accessed here.
Government and Regulatory Reports	Higher Education Statistics Agency – HESA (external link) – HESA collects and disseminate data regarding higher education in the United Kingdom. Open data and official statistics. Quality Assurance Agency (external body) – Institutional Audit Report GMC Nursing and Midwifery Council Results of annual monitoring - https://www.nmc.org.uk/education/quality-assurance-of-education/how-we-monitor-education-institutions/monitoring-results/ Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) - https://www.hcpc-uk.org/ - body that approves programmes professionals should undertake to register with them. Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) - https://www.hesa.ac.uk/ agency that collects and publishes data about higher education providers. Ofsted inspection reports can be obtained from https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/
National Student Survey (NSS)	Results can be obtained via the Office for Students https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-information-and-data/national-student-survey-nss/ National Student Survey – Office for Students (external body) - National Student Survey - NSS
Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIA)	Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.
Corporate relations – St George’s has links with many other institutions and further information can be found by clicking the ‘Our Partners’ link.	Our partners Study Abroad Summer School and Study Abroad (sgul.ac.uk)
St George’s compliance with its duties under the Equality Act 2010.	Public Sector Equality Duty St George’s Access and Participation Plan – aims to ensure equality of opportunities for a range of underrepresented groups. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement Race Equality

How we make our decisions Policy proposals and decisions. Decision making processes, internal criteria and procedures, consultations. This is for the current and previous three years.

Agendas, minutes, and papers from our governing bodies the Council and Senate, academic boards, and committees.

Council

Senate

Our Committees – includes structure, meeting dates, and operating procedures. Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.

Quality Assurance & Enhancement Committee

Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee

Staff consultation meeting minutes

Staff-Student consultation meetings

Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.

Nominations and Honorary Awards Committee – minutes and agendas

Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.

Minutes and agendas of other committees

Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.

Our policies and procedures

Policy A – Z	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/governance/policies. Contact foi@sgul.ac.uk to request copies of specific policies.
Student policies	General regulations for students and programmes of study Procedure for considering allegations of assessment irregularity Procedure for consideration for an extension to a maximum period of study Academic integrity procedure Procedure for consideration of fitness to study or practise Student concerns and complaints procedure Student disciplinary procedure
Student services	The Student Life Centre Policies for applicants and new students. Includes: Accommodation fee policy, Student selection and admissions policy, Attendance and Academic engagement policy General Regulations for Students and Programmes of Study Refund and Compensation policy Student Protection plan Tuition Fee policy Under 18s Admissions and Support policy Widening participation Management of student records: student privacy Notice. Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk. Bullying and harassment
Human resources	Recruitment including: Guidance on employment status Recruitment and selection policy Current vacancies, including information for applicants. Trade unions – includes the current recognition agreement. Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk. Dignity and respect at work Whistleblowing and public interest disclosure: includes whistleblowing policy Staff development: available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.
Equality and Diversity	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/equality-and-diversity Information on the institutional review race equality, our anti-racism statement, and the fair recruitment specialist initiative. https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-edi/about-edi-at-st-georges/race-equality
Health & Safety policies and procedures.	Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.
Estates Management. Includes strategy, policies, and commercial services.	Commercial services including retail, consultancy, and filming Campus maps - available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk Capital projects About Estates and Facilities - available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.
Complaints procedures for admissions and student complaints	Student concerns and complaints procedure Admissions policy: includes information on the complaints procedure.
Information Management policies including records management, freedom of information, and data protection.
Data projection	Data Protection, link to the data protection policy and guidance page.
Freedom of Information	Information on freedom of information at St George’s.
Records Management	Records management policies and procedures including disposal policy and the retention schedules.
Information Governance	Information Governance roles and policies and procedures.
Research policy and strategy. This includes policies and procedures, information on our Institute’s, ethics and research integrity.
Our Research	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/research information on our people, our research, research operations, research day, and our research facilities.
SGUL Research Institutes	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/our-institutes
Research ethics	https://www.sgul.ac.uk/research/research-ethics includes our ethics committees, the ethical review process, and the Concordat to Support Research Integrity.
Research Excellence Framework (REF)	The REF is the UK’s system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions.
Research Outputs and Data
St George’s Online Research Archive (SORA)	Use SORA to access details of published research and where you can obtain a copy. Research and datasets can also be obtained via https://www.dimensions.ai/
Accessing research datasets.	St George’s follow the FAIR data principles of findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable data. Requests for access to datasets should be made to the Research Data Support Manager via researchdata@sgul.ac.uk and information on the process can be obtained è https://www.sgul.ac.uk/about/our-professional-services/information-services/library/researchers/research-data-management/sensitive-data
Charging regimes and policies. Details of statutory charging regimes.
Tuition fees	Tuition fee details for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, includes the tuition fee policy.
Accommodation fees	Accommodation fees policy. Accommodation fees.

Lists and Registers

Information contained in lists and registers currently maintained by St George’s.
Information asset register	Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.
CCTV	Security and safety on campus CCTV Code of Practice
Register of interests for members of Council	Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.
Senior Staff’s Declaration of Interests	Available upon request to foi@sgul.ac.uk.

The Services We Offer
This section covers information about the services St George’s offers. This include information on facilities, counselling services, and museums, libraries, special collections and archives.

Prospectus	Prospectus. Our prospectus outlines life and study at St. George’s.
Course content	Prospectus. Details of our courses can also be located: Undergraduate study. Postgraduate study.
Course fees	Tuition fees – tuition fees for the 2020/21 period. Accommodation fees
Funding including loans, scholarships, and alumni discounts.	Fees and Funding
Welfare & counselling Services and health, including medical services.	Health and welfare
Careers Service	Careers service
Sports Clubs	Sports clubs
The Student Union’s website has details of the activities and societies at St George’s.	Student Union
Museums, Libraries, special collections and archives	Library Archives and Special Collections Museum of Human Diseases
Information on our conference facilities, research facilities, and filming opportunities can be found here.	Our Commercial Services
St George’s news	News

Popular Information Requests In this section we provide links to resources that answer the most popular requests we receive.

Admissions statistics. Key statistics for Medicine MBBS including UCAT scores, and GAMSAT scores.

Admissions statistics

Counselling statistics. We are regularly asked to provide figures relating to our Counselling service. The most popular statistics are included in the table below and are arranged by academic year.

Academic Year	Staff who received counselling	Students who received counselling	Students accessing psychiatrist	Number of MH staff	MH budget	Average waiting times	No. student deaths by suicide
2015-16	39	378			175k
2016-17	39	425			183k
2017-18	53	432	84		183k	No significant wait	0
2018-19	58	395 *	64		189k	No significant wait	0
2019-20	40	324 *	65	90 hours + 0.1FTE Consultant Psychiatrist	140k	No significant wait	0
2020-21	49	354 *	57	94 hours + 0.1FTE Consultant Psychiatrist	177k	1-4 weeks. At peak times up to 6 weeks.	0
2021-22	24 (+2) registrations who withdrew before being seen)	447 (+72 registrations who withdrew before being seen) *	49	94 hours per week (Counsellors including Head of Counselling – 6 part-time staff + 0.1FTE Consultant Psychiatrist	189k	2-6 weeks. At Peak times wait could be up to 10-12 weeks.	0

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Legal Framework

What our priorities are and how we are doing ‘What our priorities are and how we are doing’ includes information St George’s strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections, and reviews.

How we make our decisions Policy proposals and decisions. Decision making processes, internal criteria and procedures, consultations. This is for the current and previous three years.

Our policies and procedures

Lists and Registers

The Services We Offer
This section covers information about the services St George’s offers. This include information on facilities, counselling services, and museums, libraries, special collections and archives.

Popular Information Requests In this section we provide links to resources that answer the most popular requests we receive.