Appeals against the outcomes of Category 1 investigations

25. An appeal against the outcome of a Category 1 investigation should be submitted to Academic Registry casework@aber.ac.uk. This includes Category 1 investigations into a Suspected Breach of Accommodation Licence.

26. Any appeal must be submitted within 10 working days of receiving the Outcome Letter.

27. Appeals under decisions taken under Category 1 of the Student Discipline procedure must be submitted on one or more of the following grounds:

(i) Defects or irregularities in the Procedure followed when reaching the original outcome, which are of such a nature as to cause reasonable doubt as to whether the same decision would have been reached had they not occurred. Evidence of procedural irregularity must be submitted with the request for review

(ii) New evidence which the student was unable to provide earlier in the process, for valid reasons, and its absence would have materially affected the outcome. New evidence must be submitted with the request for review, and the student must show good reason why the evidence was not introduced during the Category 1 investigation.

28. Students will be informed of the outcome of Category 1 appeals within 10 working days of the appeal being received by Academic Registry. Students will be advised of any delays in confirming the outcome of the appeal.

29. Academic Registry will review the appeal in accordance with the published criteria. If there are no grounds for considering the appeal, Academic Registry will complete the Category 1 appeal report and inform the student that the appeal has been rejected, and of the right to request a Final Review.

30. If there are grounds for considering the appeal, the final decision will be referred to the relevant Faculty or professional services department who will complete the Category 1 appeal report.

31. The final outcome will be sent to the student by Academic Registry, and the student will have the opportunity to request a Final Review within 10 working days.

32. Outcome letters will include a reason for rejecting or upholding the appeal, and a copy will be sent to the relevant academic or professional services department.