The Council at its meeting held on 23 March 2011 approved revision to Regulation 2 governing Committee Elections, on the recommendation of the Senate.

The revision is made in light of the revised appointment process for Faculty Chairs from 2011/12 onwards.

The Council at its meeting held on 17 February 2011 approved a new regulation 41 regarding the Absence of Examination Marks as a Consequence of Significant Disruption, on the recommendation of the Senate.

The Council at its meeting held on 17 February 2011 approved revision to Regulation 28 governing Intellectual Property Rights, on the recommendation of the Senate.

Following approval of the Privy Council on 15 October 2009 to make revisions to its Charter and Statutes, the awarding powers of the title of Emeritus Professor or Reader was transferred from the Council to the Senate (change applied to online University Calendar on 01 December 2010).

The Council at its meeting held on 17 February 2011 reported revisions to Regulation 34 governing the Determination of Fitness to Practise for the PGCE, approved by the Chair of the Council on behalf of the Council, on the recommendation of the Steering Committee on behalf of the Senate.

The revision provided the facility for a Fitness to Practice Committee, finding a PGCE student unfit to practice, to recommend that the student’s registration be transferred to a non-practising course.