Mark Swales

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Mark Swales

• Chair of CUBO Administration of the Code

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UUK Code of Practice for Student Housing
Background

• Concerns identified by AUDE, ASRA and CUBO with
  regards to implementation of the Code from their
  membership
• Proposals developed May 2007
• Meeting held with CUBO/AUDE/ASRA/UUK
• Governance Board meeting 13th July 2007 for
  approval at which the key principles were agreed
  but further work required to understand the
  detail.

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Progress Made July 07 Nov 07

• November Governance Board Approved
• First annual report formally received by DCLG
• UUK appointment of CUBO for administration of the
  CoP
• Annual Cycle for the UUK/Guild HE Code
• New establishment registration process
• Quality assurance process
• Draft audit process checklist
• Draft audit guidelines approved to go out for
  consultation
• Draft budget and fee level of 30p per bedspace or
  100 minimum fee
• Revised Sector Advisory Group membership

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Progress Made November 07 March 08

• National Administrator appointed (started Jan 7th
  2008) Hayley Daughtrey
• Governance/SAG administrative support developed
• Revised administrative procedures and audit
  guidance circulated to key contacts
• Revised web site structure and content
• Major changes to the establishment database
• Organised this Annual Meeting

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Progress Made November 07 March 08 (continued)

• Consultation with Committee of Higher Education
  Internal Auditors on the audit guidelines
• Promotional plan approved at Governance Board
• Revised ToR's for SAG and Governance Board
• Presentations at sector groups (CUBO and ASRA)
• Feature in University Business Magazine

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Role of the Administrators

• Maintenance of full and accurate public record of
  registered institutions
• Collation of institutions from the relevant
  section of auditor's reports, including
  management response and the timescales for
  addressing auditors' recommendations
• Collation of institutions significant anonymised
  complaints by students
• Administration of the Advisory Group and
  Governance Board, including the setting of the
  meetings, communication of agenda, minutes and
  papers
• The drafting of the UUK/Guild HE annual report
• Promotion of the CoP to registered institutions
• Financial accounts for all income and expenditure
  

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Quality Assurances
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Quality Assurance Processes
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Quality Assurance Processes
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Points for Information

• This year we are doing everything for the first
  time so please bear with us we (SAG) are still
  learning and there will be issues to be dealt
  with
• We are setting up new systems and processes with
  a view to making then sustainable, open and
  transparent
• We need your help by submitting information to
  the administrator when needed
• We need lots of feedback to ensure we provide a
  good service
• We have external deadlines to meet that cannot be
  moved

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Web-site Development

• Introduction
• Governance Board
• Sector Advisory Group
• How to Join
• Members
• Information for Students

• ANUK
• UUK Annual Reports
• Links
• How to implement the code
• Developments
• Events