Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER II
p. 199
MATRICULATION, RESIDENCE, ADMISSION TO DEGREES, DISCIPLINE

In this section

UNIVERSITY COURTS AND DISCIPLINARY PANELS

Initiation of proceedings before the University Tribunal, the Discipline Committee, or the Discipline Board

Amended by Grace 3 of 22 February 2017

1. Any proceedings against a person to whom the Schedule to Statute C applies shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter III of that Schedule. Proceedings against any other member of the University shall be subject to the provisions of Special Ordinance D (iv) 7.

2. (a) If the Vice-Chancellor has directed under the Schedule to Statute C, Chapter III 8, that a charge is to be preferred against a person to whom the Schedule to Statute C applies, the case shall be presented by the University Advocate.

(b) If in response to a complaint made under Special Ordinance D (iv) 7 the University Advocate determines that proceedings shall be brought against a member of the University before the University Tribunal or the Discipline Committee or the Discipline Board, the case shall be presented either by the Advocate or by the complainant, as may be decided by the Advocate; provided that, if a charge arises from a complaint made by the Proctors, the Advocate shall be responsible for presenting the case on behalf of the University.

3. The Advocate shall give written notice to the Registrary and to the complainant of the decisions taken in accordance with Special Ordinance D (iv) 7 and Regulation 2(b) above; if the Advocate decides that a person is to be charged, written notice shall be given to the Secretary of the appropriate court or disciplinary panel.

4. If a member of the University is alleged to have committed an act or to have engaged in conduct for which he or she is liable to be prosecuted in a court of law and which is also a breach of the general regulations for discipline or other offence against the discipline of the University, the Advocate may, at her or his discretion, determine whether or when to bring a charge under the University’s regulations, after taking into account whether, in her or his opinion, any proceedings against the member in a court of law in respect of that act or conduct are likely to be brought, and any other factors which appear relevant to her or him.

5. If a member of the University in statu pupillari is charged with a breach of the general regulations for discipline or other offence against the discipline of the University in respect of an act or conduct for which he or she has been convicted of an offence in a court of law, such member may on proof of such conviction have a penalty of deprivation or suspension of membership of the University imposed, or may be rusticated, or deprived of any particular privileges or facilities in the University, provided that such action is in the opinion of the Discipline Committee necessary for the protection of the interests of the University; but he or she shall not be liable to any other penalty.

6. If a member of the University in statu pupillari commits an act which is a breach of the general regulations for discipline or other offence against the discipline of the University and also a breach of the discipline of his or her College, such member shall be charged before a University court or disciplinary panel only if the Advocate is satisfied

  1. either(a)that such member will not be subject to disciplinary proceedings in respect of that act by her or his College;
  2. or(b)that the general interest of the University in the maintenance of good order and discipline in the University is not likely otherwise to be sufficiently protected.

7. In these regulations all references to conviction in a court of law shall mean that the court has found that the offence charged has been proved and that the person so charged has not been acquitted either upon trial or upon appeal.