Staff may be offered gifts and hospitality in the course of their normal duties. Offers of hospitality that appear to exceed the norm or convention within LSE and the higher education sector should be considered especially carefully before a decision is made to accept them or not. Staff should not accept gifts of money or monetary tokens and should be satisfied that all offers are appropriate and the value of the gift or hospitality is reasonable and proportionate.
For further assitance in deciding whether to accept a gift or hospitality please see:
Gift and Hospitality Decision Guide (PDF).
Gift and Hospitality FAQs (PDF).
If acceptance creates an actual or perceived conflict of interest in respect of a decision the School must make, whether immediately or sometime after acceptance, the person should absent themselves from the decision- making process.
Any gifts or hospitality should be recorded on the online gift and hospitality register.
Further information can be found in the School's Gifts and Hospitality Policy and Procedure (PDF).