The Unions address the imbalance in accountability by inviting the Chair of LMU's Board of Governors to fill in his own Redundancy Selection form.

Students and staff lobbied the Chair of London Met University's Board of Governors the 2nd of July, to protest against the job cuts. The protest was aimed at Peter Anwyl, Director of International Student House, who has consistently refused to meet or talk to the unions.

London Met Board of Governors approved the plan to make 550 redundancies in June, refusing to consider union proposals to ease the damage done to the staff at London Met.
Members of staff at London Metropolitan has received a Redundancy Selection form they have to fill out as part of the plan to make 550 Full Time redundancies.
The Unions addressed this extreme imbalance in accountability by inviting Peter Anwyl to complete his own Redundancy Selection form:

Submission of Supporting Information by Governors

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Name
Role on board (if any)

1. QUALIFICATIONS

List all your current qualifications (include Academic and
Professional Qualifications). Please do not include honorary awards, knighthoods, OBEs, etc.

Qualification	Where attained	Year attained

2. JOB DESCRIPTION

Review the University's Mission Statement and list the activities you currently carry out which
contribute to meeting them, and indicate frequency (Regular “ Frequent “ Occasional or Never).

Activity	How utilised in current role	R / F / O / N
Providing and sustaining high standards of educational provision and knowledge transfer
Achievement and maintenance of externally-benchmarked excellence across the range of the University's various activities
Investing in staff and students so that the University's commitments can be delivered sustainably (NB: providing redundancy payments will not be accepted as investment)
Devising robust ways of identifying and enhancing the University's 'value-added' contribution in terms of economic, social and educational impact on individuals and on its wider communities, in particular in the context of its commitment to equality of opportunity and to combating social injustice (promoting your own career will not be accepted as evidence for this)
Offering educational opportunities to all who can benefit, to fair access, and to ensuring the best possible educational and social experience for students and the best attainable outcomes for their efforts.
Rigorous analysis of the quality and standards of academic and service provision, and of general academic performance, benchmarked against available national and international performance indicators
Developing modern corporate systems and arrangements for quality and standards management which will engender confidence in external stakeholders (NB: evidence for this will be required, please attach all relevant correspondence with HEFCE).
A commitment to continuous growth, refreshment and innovation in the academic portfolio, within known resource constraints, and on a prune-to-grow basis (please also provide a translation of this into English)
Commitment to the professional development of its staff, in the pursuit of the above academic agendas, and to implementing appropriate reward and recognition schemes

Review the code of practice for Governors and indicate what you have done of relevance and the
extent to which you consider that you have met each of the criteria (Fully “ Basically “ Not in the slightest “ Prefer not to say on legal advice)

Criteria	Relevant actions	F / B / N / P
Observe the highest standards of corporate governance, integrity and objectivity in the transaction of all its business and particularly in the management of funds
Wherever possible follow a policy of openness and transparency
Be accountable for the activities of the organisation and for the stewardship of public funds
Accept collective responsibility for Board decisions
Reflect and promote the values and mission of the institution in the community

1. TEACHING AND LEARNING

List the average number hours per month you have spent in the current academic year
(2008/9) discussing the University's current problems with the following groups:

Group	Average number of hours
Students
Prospective students
Academic staff (That's the people who do the teaching)
PSD staff (That's Professional Service Department Staff the people who do the rest of the work)
Trade union representatives
Community representatives
Political representatives
Civil servants from HEFCE or DIUS
Property developers
Total (if more than zero)

4. List any executive, administrative, campaigning or developmental activities that you have carried out over the last two academic years (2006/07 and 2007/08), which could contribute to the prevention of cuts and redundancies. We have given some examples but of course the list is not exhaustive.

Preparation of legal challenge against HEFCE's requirement for refund
Consideration of alternatives to outsourcing services
Applying for emergency funding
Engagement in consultation with staff and unions
Deployment of funds from reserves
Other (please specify):
None of the above

5. Conduct of role

Taking into account your responses to the above questions, please indicate which of the following most accurately describes your role (tick as many as apply):

I have diligently carried out the role of governor in the interests of the staff, students, wider community and funding authorities
I have acted as a rubber stamp for decisions put in front of me by the University's executive
I wanted to have some role of responsibility to put on my CV and never expected to account for decisions
I was only obeying orders
I should resign immediately

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