On 16 August 2023 the Vice-Chancellor approved on behalf of Senate revisions to the constitution of the Board of the Faculty of Social Sciences as set out in Ordinance 7 Academic Bodies, section 7.1(5)(c), to reflect the reconfiguration of five departments (Applied Linguistics, CTE, CLL, CEDAR (CIDD from 1 August 2023) and DES) to form the School of Education, Learning and Communication Sciences (SELCS) with effect from 1 August 2023.

The revisions were confirmed on 21 August 2023 by the Chair of Council on behalf of the Council and the updates came into immediate effect.