Statement on the Visitor inquiry into UCL

UCL Visitor Terence Etherton, who as the master of the rolls is one of the most senior judges in the UK, has asked a QC to advise him on a petition lodged with him by a member of staff. The petition has asked the Visitor to arbitrate on a number of issues regarding the way that UCL is governed and operates. UCL's senior management has prepared a statement which was issued to the Financial Times, which first reported the story. A visitor is a role that dates back to medieval times and has responsibility for overseeing an autonomous institution. "UCL will fully co-operate with any investigations and requests for information by the Visitor or anyone acting on his behalf.  As a mark of respect to the Visitor and the investigation that will occur,  we don't consider it appropriate for specific detail to be aired in the press by responding to all the claims made by the petitioner in advance of that more formal process. "Most of the issues raised in the letter to the Visitor have already been considered by internal investigations or by HEFCE and have been determined to be unfounded or mistaken.