Sector expertise
Education and research
Defined factual support for education institutions, universities and research organisations considering workplace, conduct or governance concerns.
Discuss a matterClear evidence.
Targeted assistance or a commissioned enquiry
A brief may cover workplace allegations, authorised governance questions, interviews, chronology development or review of a report against its sources. The institution can retain the investigation internally while commissioning a specific task.
Responsibilities made clear
Terms of reference identify the instructing authority, applicable institutional policies, scope, response arrangements and reporting line. Required investigator experience and specialist needs are matched to the proposed appointment. Any safeguarding, accessibility or other specialist requirement is identified and confirmed before engagement.
Useful outputs and a clear starting point
Possible outputs include a material-issues plan, statements, a source-referenced chronology and a factual report or review memorandum. Use the form to request contact. The initial discussion can establish the required decision, relevant deadlines and the person authorised to instruct.
Expertise for your sector.
Relevant investigation services, selected around the questions in your brief.
Our reporting approach
A record you can follow.
A basis you can assess.
From the material question to the source record, our reporting connects the enquiry, witness accounts, relevant documents and analysis.
Commission with clarity.
Explore the scope, evidence requirements and practical considerations.
Work from the institution’s actual requirements.
An education or research organisation may be considering workplace allegations, a governance concern or a gap in an internally managed enquiry. The institution’s policies, decision responsibilities and reporting structure should guide the brief. Its sector does not establish the nature of the concern or the process required.
The proposed appointment should identify the experience, accessibility, safeguarding or other specialist requirements relevant to the actual participants and questions. These are confirmed before engagement. A broad sector description is not a claim to every form of specialist investigation.
Make the evidentiary task explicit.
An issues schedule can connect the institutional questions with proposed interviews and records. Statements can identify personal knowledge, relevant documents and review status. A source-linked chronology can preserve different accounts of when a concern was raised or how an action was communicated.
The final output should state the scope completed, the supporting sources, analysis and limitations. Institutional decisions and specialist assessments remain with the appropriate authorised people and advisers.
Before we begin
Your questions, addressed.
Practical questions.
Can you support an institution’s internal enquiry?
Defined assistance can be considered for planning, interviews, statements, chronology or report review. Process ownership and any specialist requirements should be clear.
What should be provided at first contact?
Provide your contact details and select the relevant service. We can discuss the issue, the decision requiring support, the authorised instructing role and any deadline after making contact.
Begin with a clear brief
Discuss the proposed scope.
Leave your contact details and select the relevant service and jurisdiction. We will discuss your requirements and the decision the evidence will support.