Common use of Fitness to practise appeals Clause in Contracts

Fitness to practise appeals. You may appeal against a decision made or a penalty applied under the Fitness to Practise Procedure by emailing We will hold an Appeals Panel to hear the appeal and consider the penalty. We will normally put the penalty on hold until after the Appeals Panel, but if we have suspended you from practice, you will not be able to return to practice unless the Appeals Panel decides to end the suspension. The Appeals Panel will write to you about its decision. The decision of the Appeals Panel is final and there can be no further appeal within BU. If you are not satisfied after following the appeals procedure, you can complain to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (the OIA). You must have completed all the stages of our procedure first, and the OIA will not look at all complaints (for more information see xxx.xxxxx.xxx.xx).

Fitness to practise appeals. You may appeal against a decision made or a penalty applied under the Fitness to Practise Procedure by emailing We will hold an Appeals Panel to hear the appeal and BU Student Agreement BU Student Agreement 17 consider the penalty. We will normally put the penalty on hold until after the Appeals Panel, but if we have suspended you from practice, you will not be able to return to practice unless the Appeals Panel decides to end the suspension. The Appeals Panel will write to you about its decision. The decision of the Appeals Panel is final and there can be no further appeal within BU. If you are not satisfied after following the appeals procedure, you can to complain to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (the OIA). You must have completed all the stages of our procedure first, and the OIA will not look at all complaints (for more information see xxx.xxxxx.xxx.xx).