Policies and Statutes

College policies

Balliol College is committed to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of individuals are respected.

All members of the College community, including third parties, have a responsibility to ensure that their behaviour aligns with this and are encouraged to maintain a working environment which is free from harassment. The College takes a zero-tolerance approach to bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct of any kind.

Please see the following links for College policies:

• Anti-Bribery
• Code of Practice
• College Handbook
• Complaints:
  • Student and Non-Academic Staff Complaints Policy
  • Making a Complaint — A Simplified Guide
• Computing Rules
• Cookie Policy
• Conflict of Interests Code
• JCR/MCR Code of Practice
• Disability
• Equality:
  • Equality policy
  • Equality objectives
  • Equality reports:
    • Equality report 2016–2017
    • Equality report 2018–2019
    • Equality report 2020–2021
    • Equality report 2021–2022
    • Equality report 2022–2023
• Freedom of Information
  • Balliol College Publication Scheme
• Freedom of Speech Code of Practice
• Gender Pay Gap Reporting
• Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policy and Understanding Harassment and Sexual Misconduct briefing sheet
• Health and Safety Policy and Arrangements
• Image Policy
• Information Security Policy, including processes required to ensure compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and other data regulation
  • BYOD or Self-managed Computer Policy
• Investment Committee background
• Library and Historic Collections policies:
  • Library Collection Development Policy
  • Library Rules
  • Archives and Library Manuscripts Terms and Conditions of Deposit
  • Reprographics policy
  • Collections access
• Lone Working Policy
• Non-Academic Disciplinary Procedure
• Nursery Policies and Procedures
• Policy Concerning Relationships Between Student and Staff
• Prevent Policy
• Privacy Policy and related policies
  • Privacy Notice for alumni and donors 
• Safeguarding Policy
• Socially Responsible Investment Policy
• Student Health and Welfare:
  • Student Health and Welfare: Guidance on Confidentiality
  • A Common Approach to Support Student Mental Health, by the Joint Student Mental Health Committee
  • Welfare Policy
• Sustainability:
  • Sustainability Strategy
  • Sustainability Action Plan
• Website accessibility
• Whistleblowing Policy

Procedures relating to students are given in the College Handbook.

College financial statement

The College’s most recent financial statement is published under ‘Financial Statements of the Oxford Colleges’ on the right-hand side of Oxford University’s Finance and Funding page.

College Statutes

You can read the Balliol College Statutes here.

July 2023