It takes great courage to disclose experiences of sexual assault and rape. Everyone who has experienced this deserves to be listened to, supported and believed. What has happened is not your fault and you are not alone. Your safety and wellbeing are the most important things right now.
Make a disclosure to the University
Use the Report and Support system to make a disclosure a sexual assault or rape incident to the University of St Andrews. You can choose to do this anonymously or you can request support from an adviser.
- If the matter is about student welfare, you can contact Student Services
- If the matter is about student conduct, you can contact the Student Conduct Officer directly if preferred.
Staff members can also make a disclosure to:
- Human Resources
- their manager (unless the matter directly relates to them)
- their trade union.
Other ways to make a disclosure:
Make a disclosure to the police:
- Call 101 for non-emergencies (call 999 for emergencies)
- Complete the Police Scotland online disclosure form
- Go to your local police station. The St Andrews police station Is located on 68 Pipeland Road, St Andrews, KY16 8JW
- Find out more information on what will happen when you make a disclosure to Police Scotland.
Disclosing sexual assault to the police
Self refer to a NHS SARCs centre. If you have experienced rape or sexual assault and do not wish to disclose to police you can self refer to a NHS SARCs centre. The centre offers help and advice and will also arrange to obtain forensic evidence that can be kept for up to 18 months or so. This means that if you wish to make a disclosure to the Police at a later stage, there is a forensic evidence trail.
Contact CrimeStoppers to make a disclosure anonymously. CrimeStoppers often passes information to the police. You can call 0800 555 111 or make a disclosure online to CrimeStoppers.