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It s OK to talk about it : Students open up on handling of sexual assault cases at St Andrews University

Updated: July 26 2021, 12.51pm Some students are calling for more support for victims of sexual assault at St Andrews University. Students have been sharing their experiences of how St Andrews University dealt with sexual assault cases during their studies in the Fife town. Earlier this month BBC Disclosure Documentary featured two anonymous interviews with students – where claims were made of “victim blaming” and mistakes being made by the uni. The institution rejected the claims and insisted all its policies and procedures were followed in those cases. The documentary has received a mix response from students who have spoken to us about how their cases were handled.

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st andrews principal, professor sally mapstone, told us she d never been more confident st andrews was taking the right approach to gender based violence. she said it was the first university in scotland to introduce a compulsory consent module for all students. she said if mistakes are made, the university would learn from it , but the claims put by the bbc of poor case handling are without foundation . following in the footsteps of st andrews survivors, similar social media accounts about campus assaults appeared at universities across scotland. they re a sobering reminder of the scale of the problem across the country. professor lesley mcmillan researches sexual violence at universities. is there an acceptance across all institutions as to the real scale of this problem? no, i don t think there s an acceptance across all institutions.

Who Runs Scotland? The rich and powerful who influence SNP Government decisions

Susan Rice Dame Susan Rice is another veteran financier who combines banking and business interests with roles on public boards interest in the arts. She is chair of Scottish Water and the Scottish Fiscal Commission.  As chief executive, and then chair of Lloyds TSB Scotland, she became the first woman to head a UK clearing bank in 2000. In 2012, she was also the first woman elected as president of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry. She has long been respected by government. In 2009 she chaired the 2020 Group, set up in response to the Climate Change Bill, which aimed to reduce carbon emissions by 42 per cent of 1990 levels by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050. In 2014 the Scottish Government announced it had reached the first target six years early.

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