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Advance HE UK Equality Charters policy documents

On this page you will find the following documents to download for you to use for Charters submission:

• Membership and Eligibility Policy outlines who is eligible to apply for an Athena Swan or Race  Equality Charter (REC) award in the UK.

• Restructuring and Changes to Award-Holding Entities Policy outlines what happens when a Charter award holder or applicant undergoes organisational restructuring.

• Request to transfer Awards Template is for use in conjunction with the policy for restructuring and changes to award holding entities.

• Appeal Policy outlines the framework for appealing an unsuccessful application outcome.

• Appeal Template is for use by members who want to appeal the outcome of an application (to be used in conjunction with the policy).

• Award Extensions and Grace Period Policy outlines the framework for considering extensions to Charters awards.

• Referral Policy outlines the framework for referring an application for assessment by a second panel in exceptional circumstances

• Referral Template is a template for use in conjunction with the referrals policy.

• Objection Policy outlines the framework for considering objections to a Charters award or application.

• Objection Template is a template for objecting to a charters award or application (to be used in conjunction with the objections policy).

Membership and Eligibility Policy (version 1.1)
22/01/2024
Membership and Eligibility Policy (version 1.1) View Document
Restructuring and Changes to Award-Holding Entities Policy (version 1.1)
22/01/2024
Restructuring and Changes to Award-Holding Entities Policy (version 1.1) View Document
Request to Transfer Awards Template
03/04/2023
Request to Transfer Awards Template View Document
Appeals Policy (version 2.0)
20/02/2024
Appeals Policy (version 2.0) View Document
Appeal Template
03/04/2023
Appeal Template View Document
Award Extensions and Grace Period Policy (version 1.2)
22/01/2024
Award Extensions and Grace Period Policy (version 1.2) View Document
Referrals Policy (version 1.2)
22/01/2024
Referrals Policy (version 1.2) View Document
Referral Template
03/04/2023
Referral Template View Document
Objections Policy (version 1.1)
22/01/2024
Objections Policy (version 1.1) View Document
Objections Template
01/08/2023
Objections Template View Document