REPORTING A BREACH OF THE PLEDGE AT YOUR UNIVERSITY

The campaign and the Department for Education take seriously any allegations of a breach of the NDA Pledge.

If you believe that your university, having signed the Pledge, has subsequently used an NDA you can email us at info@cantbuymysilence.com If we consider there is a legitimate breach, the University will be flagged on the list as a having a breach reported.

Please help us by providing as much information as you can, including written evidence, about the use of any NDA related to sexual harassment, bullying or other forms of harassment since the Pledge was signed. You can ask to remain anonymous if you feel reporting a breach may create difficulties for you with the university.

If we feel there has been a legitimate breach we will notify the Department for Education.

Please note that this only applies to NDAs signed since the date your university signed the Pledge (although we are continuing to press universities to release people from all active NDAs made before the Pledge).

We have prepared guidance, with the Department for Education, for universities that have signed the Pledge to support them to effectively implement it, ensuring that they understand what this will mean for their current complaint processes. This is designed to make it clear that the Pledge cannot simply be a casual acknowledgement but will require real action for change.

The Office for Students (OfS) have brought in new requirements for universities to protect students from harassment and sexual misconduct, including the requirement that Universities and colleges will no longer be able to use non-disclosure agreements in cases of harassment or sexual misconduct.

Thank you for helping us to monitor the Pledge.