Section 34 - Reserved Areas

1. Students who are members of or are admitted to any meeting of the Council, the Senate or any other body established under or in accordance with the Charter and Statutes (other than a staff/student committee set up with particular terms of reference by the Senate or the Council) shall withdraw from any such meeting at which they are present if the Chair of the meeting declares that the meeting is about to discuss a reserved area of business and shall not return to the meeting until the discussion on the reserved area of business is concluded, or adjourned.

2. Any papers, including minutes, relating to reserved areas, shall not at any time be available to the Students.

3. The following are reserved:-

      a) Matters affecting the appointment, dismissal, promotion and personal affairs of individual members of the staff of the University.

      b) Matters affecting the admission, academic assessment and personal affairs of individual students.

4. The decision of the Chair of the relevant meeting as to whether a particular item constitutes a reserved item of business shall be final.