Harassment and misconduct support Harassment and Misconduct team

You are not alone. If you’ve experienced any kind of violence, abuse, bullying, harassment, sexual misconduct or discrimination, we’re here for you.

The Harrassment and Misconduct team can help however feels right to you, whether you want to explore support options, make a formal report, or just talk.

If you need immediate help or are in danger, consider calling 999. If you're on campus or in a University residence, call Security Services on +44(0)113 343 2222.

How we can help

If you have been impacted by violence, abuse, bullying, harassment or discrimination, we recommend you contact our team of specialist advisors in the Harrassment and Misconduct team.

You can speak to us whether it happened recently or a long time ago, or if you’ve witnessed something that you’re concerned about.

You don’t have to make a formal report to access our services. With your consent, we can help with:

offering confidential advice and information to help you decide what’s right for you
navigating academic accommodations or living concerns
being referred to counselling, medical and legal services
accessing self-care support
providing info and educational information
making a formal complaint or report, on or off campus
being there to listen.

Talk to a specialist advisor

The best way to get in touch with the Harassment and Misconduct team is to complete the disclosure form.

Complete our disclosure form

The disclosure form is confidential and is not a formal report or complaint. The information you provide will only be used by the Harassment and Misconduct team to understand what you’ve experienced so we can offer the best support.

After completing the disclosure form, a specialist advisor will contact you within one working day to arrange a confidential appointment.

Watch the What support is available for harassment and misconduct? video to learn more about how the team will continue to support you. You can also read more about the Harrassment and Misconduct team members.

Anonymous disclosures

Complete an anonymous disclosure form if you’d prefer to report what happened without sharing your contact information.

This will help us understand what’s happening in our community so we can monitor trends and take action to prevent harmful behaviours at Leeds.

Complete the anonymous disclosure form

Telling us anonymously is different than making a formal report. If you would like to make a formal report, this page has more information about formal reporting options on campus and in the community.

Making a formal report

For confidential support with understanding and making a formal report, email the Harassment and Misconduct team at reportandsupport@leeds.ac.uk.

We can advise you on the formal reporting options on and off campus and support you through the process.

You can make a formal complaint to the University through the Student Complaints Procedure.

You can also report an incident to the police:

Online: explore the West Yorkshire Police online reporting forms.
Phone: call the police on 101.
In person: email our campus police liaison, Laura Beaton at l.beaton@leeds.ac.uk.

Reporting incidents of sexual violence

It may take longer to get an in-person appointment with our campus police liaison. If you are reporting an incident of sexual violence, it's important to report the incident as quickly as possible.

All sexual violence evidence must be collected within two weeks, and waiting for an in-person appointment may mean the police cannot collect evidence.

Next steps

Your next steps are entirely your choice and there's plenty of other support available to you on-campus and support available off-campus.

To talk through support options and get confidential advice, email the Harassment and Misconduct team at reportandsupport@leeds.ac.uk.

Meet the team

Learn more about the specialist advisors in the Harrassment and Misconduct team:

My advisor is worth her weight in gold. Her support, kindness and going above and beyond gave me the strength and confidence to proceed with my report.

Third year student