On 9 January 2008 (Reporter, 2007-08, p. 404) the Council and the General Board issued a green paper seeking the views of the University in a review that they were conducting of the disciplinary, dismissal, and grievance procedures in the University. The Council and the General Board sought views on the following questions:
| (a) | Is it desirable that, so far as possible, there should be a single set of procedures for discipline, dismissal, and grievances for all University staff? |
| (b) | If not, then in what respects are different procedures needed, and why? |
| (c) | Is there anything else other than academic freedom that should be given statutory force? |
| (d) | If so, what and why? |
Seventeen responses have been received. These will be published on the Council's website (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/committee/council/).
The Council and Board have considered the responses to the green paper and intend to publish a Consultative Report during the Michaelmas Term setting out their proposals for changes to Statute U and associated Ordinances.