Accommodation application disclosures

Learn more about our housing policy for applicants with criminal convictions.

Accommodation offer

Your offer of accommodation at the 探花精选 is provisional and subject to a satisfactory criminal convictions decision by us.

When you apply for accommodation, you’ll be asked to make this disclosure so that we can meet our safeguarding obligations for the benefit of all students living in University accommodation. Certain criminal convictions may result in the provisional offer of accommodation being withdrawn, or conditions placed upon your offer. The University will only ask you about ‘relevant’ unspent criminal convictions.

Evaluation of your criminal convictions disclosure will be undertaken by the Director of Student Experience (or their nominee) to ensure that all processing relating to your disclosure is in accordance with our data protection policy [PDF 213.24KB] and privacy notice.

“Relevant” convictions are:

  • any kind of violence including (but not limited to) threatening behaviour, offences concerning the intention to harm or offences which resulted in actual bodily harm
  • offences listed in the Sex Offences Act 2003; the unlawful supply of controlled drugs or substances where the conviction concerns commercial drug dealing or trafficking
  • offences involving firearms
  • offences involving arson
  • offences listed in the Terrorism Act 2006.

Convictions received outside of England and Wales which are equivalent in scope or nature to these are also considered relevant, and any unspent convictions must be disclosed.

Convictions that are “spent” (as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974) or will be spent at the point of starting the course of study, do not need to be declared. If you are uncertain as to whether your conviction is spent, seek independent advice.

For more information, read our Housing Policy on criminal convictions [PDF 157KB]

Contact

housing@sussex.ac.uk

+44 (0)1273 678220

Housing Services
Bramber House, Level 2, North Side,
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Falmer, Brighton
BN1 9QU

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