diff --git a/source/latex/uosdocs/uosdocs.dtx b/source/latex/uosdocs/uosdocs.dtx
index 6cec4cd4748eb2dd26ee16d97fc9bcd38c01bcef..a503b93320d99aead794169d9151f9d77fd69ccf 100644
--- a/source/latex/uosdocs/uosdocs.dtx
+++ b/source/latex/uosdocs/uosdocs.dtx
@@ -1273,11 +1273,12 @@
 %
 % TODO: Provide extra argument for putting the date into the Declaration
 %
-% TODO: make slightly different declarations for theses and projects
-%
 % This Authorship macro takes one argument for the case of People
 % who have published part of their thesis already (perhaps in a paper).
 %
+% This authoship macro produces the statement of Originality for the gdp class.
+% The authorship is normally done in custom appendix for projects like this.
+%
 % xifthen else package used for the isempty command
 %
 %    \begin{macrocode}
@@ -1325,6 +1326,37 @@ I confirm that:
 \cleardoublepage
 }
 %</thesis|minithesis|progress|report|article|project>
+%<*gdp>
+\usepackage{xifthen}
+\newcommand\authorshipdeclaration[2][]{
+\btypeout{Declaration of Authorship}
+\addtotoc{Statement of Originality}
+\thispagestyle{plain}
+\null\vfil
+\vskip 60\p@
+\begin{center}{\Large\bf Statement of Originality \par}\end{center}
+%TODO Check Spelling
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+
+\ifthenelse{\isempty{#1}}
+{
+\item I have read and understood the ECS Academic Integrity information
+%% http://ecs.gg/ai
+and the University’s Academic Integrity Guidance for Students.
+%% https://www.southampton.ac.uk/quality/assessment/academic_integrity.page
+\item I am aware that failure to act in accordance with the Regulations Governing Academic Integrity
+%% http://www.calendar.soton.ac.uk/sectionIV/academic-integrity-regs.html
+may lead to the imposition of penalties which, for the most serious cases, may include termination of programme.
+\item I consent to the University copying and distributing any or all of my work in any form and using third parties (who may be based outside the EU/EEA) to verify whether my work contains plagiarised material, and for quality assurance purposes.}
+{#1}
+%% The project specific statements
+#2
+\end{enumerate}
+\vfil\vfil\null
+\cleardoublepage
+}
+%</gdp>
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 % \end{macro}
@@ -1596,7 +1628,7 @@ There is no prescribed font, you should use a font appropriate to your disciplin
 \addtolom{Material Name e.g Map}
 \addtolom{Material Name e.g CD}
 \addtolom{Test Material}
-%<*testthesis|testminithesis|testproject|testreport|testgdp>
+%<*testthesis|testminithesis|testproject|testreport>
 %% ---------- AUTHORSHIP DECLARATION/ ACKNOW. / DEDICATORY ----------
 %% Either include citations like below (as many as required spaced with commas or 'and').
 %% \bibentry command must be used here with prepublished papers
@@ -1607,7 +1639,25 @@ There is no prescribed font, you should use a font appropriate to your disciplin
 %% -----------------------
 \acknowledgements{Thanks to no one.}
 \dedicatory{To \dots}
-%</testthesis|testminithesis|testproject|testreport|testgdp>
+%</testthesis|testminithesis|testproject|testreport>
+%<*testgdp>
+%% ---------- STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY/ ACKNOW. / DEDICATORY ----------
+%% based on ai_statement.docx available: https://secure.ecs.soton.ac.uk/notes/elec6200/
+%% If not for an ECS GDP and you want to remove or change the ECS Manadatory ai statements.
+%%\authorshipdeclaration[\item Department specific regulation]{\item extra statements}
+\authorshipdeclaration{
+%% ********You must change the statements below if you do not agree with them. ***********
+\item I have acknowledged all sources, and identified any content taken from elsewhere.
+\item I have not used any resources produced by anyone else.
+\item I did all the work myself, or with my allocated group, and have not helped anyone else.
+\item The material in the report is genuine, and I have included all my data/code/designs.
+\item I have not submitted any part of this work for another assessment.
+\item My work did not involve human participants, their cells or data, or animals.}
+%% -----------------------
+
+\acknowledgements{Thanks to no one.}
+\dedicatory{To \dots}
+%</testgdp>
 %%Lightweight Definitions and Abbreviations see package:nomencl for alternative
 %% Include if relevant to discipline
 \listofsymbols{ll}{$w$ & The weight vector\\$\S$ & If relevant to discipline}
diff --git a/templates/latex/uosdocs/GDP.tex b/templates/latex/uosdocs/GDP.tex
index 46abc0072ae544b806716546eccbee5245abe1f1..0ed196085b1178d46bc7f73f5c8a42c397ba4f70 100644
--- a/templates/latex/uosdocs/GDP.tex
+++ b/templates/latex/uosdocs/GDP.tex
@@ -48,13 +48,20 @@ This work is all about \dots
 \addtolom{Material Name e.g Map}
 \addtolom{Material Name e.g CD}
 \addtolom{Test Material}
-%% ---------- AUTHORSHIP DECLARATION/ ACKNOW. / DEDICATORY ----------
-%% Either include citations like below (as many as required spaced with commas or 'and').
-%% \bibentry command must be used here with prepublished papers
-\authorshipdeclaration{\bibentry{Gunn:2001:pdflatex}, \bibentry{Lovell:2011:updated} and \bibentry{Gunn:2011:updated2}}
-%% Or state no citations like below
-%% \authorshipdeclaration{}
+%% ---------- STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY/ ACKNOW. / DEDICATORY ----------
+%% based on ai_statement.docx available: https://secure.ecs.soton.ac.uk/notes/elec6200/
+%% If not for an ECS GDP and you want to remove or change the ECS Manadatory ai statements.
+%%\authorshipdeclaration[\item Department specific regulation]{\item extra statements}
+\authorshipdeclaration{
+%% ********You must change the statements below if you do not agree with them. ***********
+\item I have acknowledged all sources, and identified any content taken from elsewhere.
+\item I have not used any resources produced by anyone else.
+\item I did all the work myself, or with my allocated group, and have not helped anyone else.
+\item The material in the report is genuine, and I have included all my data/code/designs.
+\item I have not submitted any part of this work for another assessment.
+\item My work did not involve human participants, their cells or data, or animals.}
 %% -----------------------
+
 \acknowledgements{Thanks to no one.}
 \dedicatory{To \dots}
 %%Lightweight Definitions and Abbreviations see package:nomencl for alternative
diff --git a/tex/latex/uosdocs/uosgdp.cls b/tex/latex/uosdocs/uosgdp.cls
index da0676d57621002a0c9114a3b0dbaaad6165f56a..f1d9a0af995fba6bccd63c52402ee89872fec147 100644
--- a/tex/latex/uosdocs/uosgdp.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/uosdocs/uosgdp.cls
@@ -369,6 +369,34 @@
 \newcommand\addtolom[1]{%
 \addtocontents{lom}{\protect\contentsline{chapter}{\protect\numberline{}#1}{}{}}
 }
+\usepackage{xifthen}
+\newcommand\authorshipdeclaration[2][]{
+\btypeout{Declaration of Authorship}
+\addtotoc{Statement of Originality}
+\thispagestyle{plain}
+\null\vfil
+\vskip 60\p@
+\begin{center}{\Large\bf Statement of Originality \par}\end{center}
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+
+\ifthenelse{\isempty{#1}}
+{
+\item I have read and understood the ECS Academic Integrity information
+%% http://ecs.gg/ai
+and the University’s Academic Integrity Guidance for Students.
+%% https://www.southampton.ac.uk/quality/assessment/academic_integrity.page
+\item I am aware that failure to act in accordance with the Regulations Governing Academic Integrity
+%% http://www.calendar.soton.ac.uk/sectionIV/academic-integrity-regs.html
+may lead to the imposition of penalties which, for the most serious cases, may include termination of programme.
+\item I consent to the University copying and distributing any or all of my work in any form and using third parties (who may be based outside the EU/EEA) to verify whether my work contains plagiarised material, and for quality assurance purposes.}
+{#1}
+%% The project specific statements
+#2
+\end{enumerate}
+\vfil\vfil\null
+\cleardoublepage
+}
 
 \newcommand\acknowledgements[1]{
 \btypeout{Acknowledgements}