Compensation
and Charges for Damage to College Property
Charges - Health and
Safety incidents:
Any incident putting others at risk, such
as tampering with fire alarms, blocking fire exists on landings/stairs,
discharging or moving fire extinguishers, interfering with fire
doors, raising false fire alarm or lighting candles in a room: £40
Charges - IT incidents:
- Misuse or removal of College IT equipment: £20 - £50
- Misuse of College network facilities: £20 - £50
The College will seek reimbursement for the repair or replacement of
any IT equipment willfully damaged.
Charges - Other incidents:
- Holding an unauthorised staircase or room party: £30
- Failing to remove blu-tak after Senior Housekeeper's written
warning: £10
- Failing to remove candles from room after Senior Housekeeper's
warning: £10
- Persistently having guests overnight without permission, charge
PER NIGHT: £10
The Head Porter or Senior
Housekeeper will inform the Dean of Students if a student persists
in creating a disturbance after warning.
Damage to Student Rooms
The following charges
would normally be made for damage caused in rooms:
- Duvet £10
- Duvet cover £10
- Pillow £6
- Mattress cover £9
- Carpets:
New, up to 2 years: £100
Mid life: £60
Old, more than 6 years £40
- Keys - lost or failure to hand into Lodge £20
- Fire Extinguisher £40
Charges for clearing-up
will be based on the hourly rate as follows:
- Steam cleaning £14 per hour
- Normal cleaning £7 per hour
Cost of building repairs
(eg door kicked in) will be charged in full, depending on the circumstances.
Any charge of £15 or under will be imposed
by the Senior Housekeeper, and notification will be sent by the
Dean of Students. The student is allowed 48 hours in which
to contact the Dean of Students if he / she feels that the charge
is in any way unfair or inappropriate, after which time the charge
will be put on the student's College bill. For those cases where
students persistently have guests overnight, the students will be
dealt with by the Dean of Students.
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