Former Student Reopens Case Against Cambridge Over Handling of Bullying Complaint Against Reform UK's James Orr
The University of Cambridge previously paid £5,000 in compensation after an investigation partially upheld allegations against Dr James Orr, a suspended senior Reform UK figure, but a former student now says new discrepancies have emerged over how the case was handled.
A former student who was found to have been bullied by Dr James Orr, a suspended senior figure in Reform UK, is reopening a case against the University of Cambridge, according to the Guardian, after apparent discrepancies emerged over the university's handling of the matter.
The University of Cambridge previously paid £5,000 in compensation to the former student after an internal investigation partially upheld allegations made against Dr Orr, the report said.
The former student now alleges that Dr Orr's claim not to have been disciplined over the matter contradicts assurances they say they received from the university at the time, according to the Guardian.
The Guardian reported that the discrepancy has prompted the former student to seek to reopen the case against the institution.
Details of the original allegations, the scope of the university's investigation, and the specific assurances the former student says they were given have not been fully set out in the available reporting. The University of Cambridge and Dr Orr have not been reported as issuing detailed public responses to the renewed complaint.
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- Former student of suspended Reform official ‘reopens case’ against University of Cambridge — The Guardian — Politics
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