Universities may have to report COVID-19 violations

A top vice-chancellor in the United Kingdom has warned that universities may have to inform the police if students are breaking the rule of six on campus, writes Will Hazell for iNews.

Julia Buckingham, the head of Brunel University London and the president of Universities UK, also warned that universities needed local test centres to be operational to stop students potentially spreading the virus.

Speaking exclusively to i, Professor Buckingham said universities would try to manage social distancing requirements within their “existing disciplinary procedures”. However, she said universities would be “engaging with the local police” and “would never interfere with the legal process”. Universities would be “proportionate”, and their first response would be to “make sure that we are informing students clearly and responsibly about what their responsibilities are”.
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