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Legal Aspects

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As well as having specific safeguarding obligations under statute, colleges owe their staff and learners a general duty of care. These legal obligations will apply in the context of e-safety; the safe and responsible use of technologies. Children (under 16), young people and vulnerable adults should be protected from all forms of abuse, harm & exploitation. All parties that have the care and control of a child have a duty to do all that is reasonable to secure the child's health, development and welfare. There are a variety of legal issues to consider within the e-safety context, including; cyberbullying, harassment, defamation, hosting liability and data protection.

 

In terms of the legislation governing e-safety in post 16 education, JISC Legal who provide Legal Guidance for ICT use in Education, Research and External Engagement have a variety of resources that cover legislation for all parts of the United Kingdom.

 

The e-safety themed area of the JISC Legal website provides a variety of tools to help providers across the sector meet their e-safety duties.  These include an e-Safety Policy Template that you can adapt for your college, Top Ten Tipsa checklist,  FAQs, multimedia resources, useful links and relevant news stories. There are also specific guidance documents; one for independent specialist colleges and one on the use of Facebook for example, as well as various videos and webcasts looking at the use of web 2.0 platforms, podcasting and recording lectures. JISC Legal describes how e-safety and IT Law effects FE and HE as providers and operators of IT facilities.

 

Resources to combat cybercrime
Cybercrime is costing the UK around £1000 a second according to the Government's new report and now JISC is highlighting six key resources to help universities and colleges ensure they do not fall victim.

 

Legal responsibilities where there are learners with disabilities

 

JISC Legal CyberCrime Essentials 

 

Legal Risks and liabilities for FE and HE brings together potential risks associated with providing and operating IT facilities.

 

JANET Guidance on AUP's Including access to other networks via JANET, passing on and resale and compliance.

 

JANET 'first Aid' guidance on Dealing with Computer Crime

 

Twitter and the law: 10 legal risks. As the list of offenders and the offended on Twitter continues to grow, what are the legal risks to beware of? This guide discusses 10 legal risks which apply or could apply to Twitter given the recent media attention to the lawfulness of tweets.

 

JANET Introduction to Firewalls

UCISA Information Security Toolkit 3.0

Advice for Specialist Colleges

JISC Legal Policy Checklist