Universities accused of hiding student suicide attempts behind GDPR

Litany of ‘appalling’ safeguarding failures related at debate over need for legal duty of care for students

Universities have been criticised for using data protection regulations as a reason for not informing parents that their child has attempted suicide, in a debate about whether there should be a legal duty of care for students in higher education.

MPs taking part in the Westminster Hall debate were given a litany of examples of “appalling” behaviour by some universities, who were accused of telling students by email they would have to leave, awarding zero marks without explanation, and not calling emergency contact numbers in times of crisis.

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