The level of Covid-19 infections continues to fall across Greater Manchester neighbourhoods, with some areas seeing fewer than ten cases.
26.01.2022 - 15:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A number of universities in Greater Manchester have agreed to sign a Government-backed pledge to end the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to "silence" victims of sexual harassment.
It comes as the higher education minister, Michelle Donelan, called for a ban on using legally binding contracts to stop students and staff from speaking out in cases of sexual misconduct and bullying.
The minister said she expects the "shabby practice" to be stamped out on campuses across the UK as she said sexual harassment complainants should never be "bullied into silence" to protect the university's education.
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Several universities across the UK including Exeter, University College London (UCL) and Cambridge have publicly committed to the pledge already.
The M.E.N asked the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, Salford University, and Bolton University if they would be signing the government pledge.
A spokesperson for Manchester University said: "At the University we take the issues of bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual assault extremely seriously.
"This kind of behaviour will not be tolerated and goes against our institution's core values. We will be happy to sign this Government-backed pledge."
A Manchester Metropolitan University spokesman said: "At Manchester Metropolitan University sexual misconduct of any kind is treated very seriously and dealt with under the appropriate staff policies and procedures, the student code of conduct or reported to the police where appropriate.
"We will be happy to sign up to the pledge."
The University of Bolton said: "As yet the University has not been approached in relation to such
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