A number of universities in Greater Manchester have agreed to sign a Government-backed pledge to end the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to "silence" victims of sexual harassment.
It comes as the higher education minister, Michelle Donelan, called for a ban on using legally binding contracts to stop students and staff from speaking out in cases of sexual misconduct and bullying.
The minister said she expects the "shabby practice" to be stamped out on campuses across the UK as she said sexual harassment complainants should never be "bullied into silence" to protect the university's education.
