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Information on measures adopted by the University of Otago to combat sexual misconduct within the university community.

RC made this Official Information request to University of Otago

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From: RC

Dear University of Otago,

Sexual misconduct is a serious issue within the university. The Sexual Misconduct Policy implemented in 2019 made a number of changes to how the university handles sexual misconduct. Please provide the following information on the University of Otago's response to sexual violence and misconduct within the university community.

1. How many protective measures were imposed by the Proctor or agreed to since the university implemented this policy? (Protective measures in this case being the total number of pairs of people with protective measures between them.)
3. Has the University of Otago ever refused to implement protective measures, if so for what reason?
4. How many sexual misconduct investigations did the University of Otago carry out since this policy was implemented, how many did it carry out in the preceding 5 years?
5. Of the respondents, how many had multiple protective measure agreements with multiple different complainants.
5A. Of the complainants, how many had multiple protective measure agreements with multiple different respondents.
5B. Please provide a statistical breakdown of both respondents and complainants with multiple protective measure agreements.
6. Of the complainants and respondents, how many were male? How many were female?
7. Of the complainants and respondents, how many were Māori? How many were Pacifica? How many were Pākehā?

Yours faithfully,
RC

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Tēnā koe RC

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If we have any questions or need to seek clarification on any points we will be in touch soon. Otherwise, we will seek to respond to your request as soon as practicable and no later than 20 working days after the date your request was received (by 18 October 2024). If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of this timeframe.

Ngā mihi
Kelsey

Kelsey Kennard (she/her)
Official Information and Compliance Coordinator | Kaituitui Pārongo Ōkawa me te Tautukunga

University of Otago | Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka
Office of the Registrar and Secretary to the Council | Te Tari o Te Pouroki me te Kaituhi ki te Kaunihera

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