'VIPs include: royalty, heads of state (and deputies), government ministers (UK and overseas), senior, influential or controversial MPs and politicians, potential benefactors, senior officers from charitable trusts, heads or senior officers of higher education bodies (e.g. HEFCE, research councils, QAA, etc).'
There may be others types of VIPs: if in doubt, please contact the Communications and Marketing Services Director. In the event of a planned visit, brief details should be emailed as soon as they are known to: The Vice Chancellor and his Personal Assistant, The Registrar (or deputy), the Communications and Marketing Services Director (or assistant director) and the Security Services Manager (or deputy).
The University can then ensure that relevant senior staff and/or a security presence, if appropriate, and by agreement, are available and appropriately briefed. There is no automatic presumption that members or representatives of University senior management have to attend visits or talks to the University's faculties or departments, or the Union or its societies.
It would helpful if University or Union organisers could indicate in any notification whether they would prefer that members or representatives of senior management did or did not attend.
Derek Pretty, Registrar