January 2010
To our members,
As a registered member of the UUK Accommodation Code of Practice, we are consulting with you over the proposed changes to the current code of practice. The changes do not constitute a fundamental alteration to the requirements of the Code, but seek to clarify those requirements from the experiences of the first three years of the operation of the Code.
Initial consultation with the three professional bodies (CUBO, AUDE and ASRA), NUS and sector auditors has already been undertaken via their representatives on the Sector Advisory Group and Governance Board. We have also sought feedback from members at the November annual meeting in
2009 which proved to be very helpful. We are now seeking additional input into the revisions made so far before we present the final document to the Department of Communities and Local Government in April 2010.
In order to maximise the efficiency of the consultation process we have made the Code available, alongside a document which explains the key changes made so far. Please use the feedback form to forward your comments to the National
Administrator for the code. We are keen for you to consult with your
respective teams in the halls of residences and with those other university service providers (such as estates or student services) which provide support for your residential operations. In addition, if you have a partnership arrangement or nomination agreement with a private provider or registered social landlord, where the property is which are covered by the UUK Code, we would also welcome feedback from these operators.
Deadline for submission of feedback is February 2nd 2010 in time for consideration by the Sector Advisory Group who are meeting on the 3rd February 2010. The short timescale is driven by DCLG requirements for the final submission.
Please send completed feedback forms to uuk-cop@shu.ac.uk. Many thanks for your time.
November 2009
A revised version of the Auditors Terms of Reference together with the audit list which signals up for members when their next audit submssions are due are now available on the "How to implement the code" section. The third Annual Report which was launched at the recent annual meeting is now available to download in the annual reports section.
The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Code was held at the UUK offices on 3 November 2009.
Links to the presentations are below:
April 2009
Members are asked to update their building lists in preparation for the statutory instrument which we will be required to submit to DCLG in May 2009. Please refer to this link to access the complete building list from which you can extract your institutions data.
Deadline for the submission of changes is Friday May 15th 2009.
May 2009
The annual submission of any formal student complaints as defined by the code. A formal complaint is one which relates to non-observance of the code of practice that have been escalated to a senior body within the establishment not directly involved in the management of halls of residence, or have been referred to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator.
November 2008
The second annual meeting of the UUK/GuildHE Code of Practice was held on 4 November 2008 at University UK's office. Over 90 delegates attended the event and a review of the meeting is being undertaken by the Sector Advisory Group.
Proceedings from the conference include:
October 2008
The majority of members have completed the first round of audits against the code. A summary of the key findings will be available on the annual report page.
A logo has now been developed for the Code and you will start to see this appear on all our documentation. In addition, a vinyl A5 sticker has been produced and distributed to all members for display in each of their registered properties. More stickers are available on request.
If you have any queries regarding these developments please contact the UUK ACOP Administrator.
March 2008
The first Annual Meeting of the UUK/GuildHE Code of Practice was held at Imperial College London on Friday 7th March 2008.
Over 70 delegates and speakers attended the event, which was opened by Simon Llewellyn Deputy Director for Housing from the DCLG.