diff --git a/admin/roles/manage.html b/admin/roles/manage.html
index 5d6845359d8..188907e509a 100755
--- a/admin/roles/manage.html
+++ b/admin/roles/manage.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 <?php if ($action == 'view') { ?>
     <tr valign="top">
         <td align="right"><?php print_string('name') ?>:</td>
-        <td><?php p($role->name); ?></td>
+        <td><?php p(format_string($role->name)); ?></td>
     </tr>
     <tr valign="top">
         <td align="right"><?php print_string('shortname') ?>:</td>
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
     </tr>
     <tr valign="top">
         <td align="right"><?php print_string('description') ?>:</td>
-        <td><?php p($role->description); $usehtmleditor = false; ?></td>
+        <td><?php p(format_text($role->description, FORMAT_HTML)); $usehtmleditor = false; ?></td>
     </tr>
     <tr valign="top">
         <td align="right"><?php print_string('legacytype', 'role') ?>:</td>
-        <td><?php 
+        <td><?php
                 $usehtmleditor = false;
                 if (empty($role->legacytype)) {
                     print_string('none');
diff --git a/backup/restore_form.html b/backup/restore_form.html
index ae71036e90f..d5e11a0f243 100644
--- a/backup/restore_form.html
+++ b/backup/restore_form.html
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ function selectItemInCheckboxByName(formId, checkName, checked ) {
      * if user has course:create in any category, we show
      *      newcourse
      */
-     
+
     // Non-cached - get accessinfo
     if (isset($USER->access)) {
         $accessinfo = $USER->access;
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ function selectItemInCheckboxByName(formId, checkName, checked ) {
             echo "<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"menurestore_site_files\" name=\"restore_site_files\" value=\"0\" />";
         }
         echo "</td></tr>";
-        
+
         // do you want grade histories to be restored?
         if (empty($CFG->disablegradehistory)) {
             echo "<tr>";
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ if ($info->backup_moodle_version < 2006092801) {
             $mappableroles = $siteroleschoicearray;
 
             echo ('<tr><td align="right">');
-            echo '<label for="menuroles_'.$roleid.'">'.$role->name." (".($role->shortname).")".'</label>';
+            echo '<label for="menuroles_'.$roleid.'">'.format_string($role->name)." (".($role->shortname).")".'</label>';
             echo ('</td><td align="left">');
 
             /// first, we see if any exact role definition is found
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ if ($info->backup_moodle_version < 2006092801) {
                 $matchrole = $samerole->id;
                 // if an exact role is found, it does not matter whether this user can assign this role or not,
                 // this will be presented as a valid option regardless
-                $mappableroles[$samerole->id] = $allroles[$samerole->id]->name." (". $allroles[$samerole->id]->shortname.")";
+                $mappableroles[$samerole->id] = format_string($allroles[$samerole->id]->name)." (". $allroles[$samerole->id]->shortname.")";
             } else {
                 // no exact role found, let's try to match shortname
                 // this is useful in situations where basic roles differ slightly in definition
@@ -712,9 +712,9 @@ echo ('</table>'); // end of role mappings table
 
 /**
  * Look for a role in the database with exactly the same definition as the one in the backup file.
- * 
+ *
  * @param integer $roleid the id that the role in the backup files had on the old server.
- * @param object $role the rest of the definition of the role from the backup file. 
+ * @param object $role the rest of the definition of the role from the backup file.
  */
 function restore_samerole($roleid, $rolefromxml) {
     global $CFG;
@@ -724,13 +724,13 @@ function restore_samerole($roleid, $rolefromxml) {
 
     // First guess, try let's use the id
     if (restore_is_samerole($roleid, $rolefromxml)) {
-        return get_record('role', 'id', $roleid); 
+        return get_record('role', 'id', $roleid);
     }
 
     // Second guess, try the shortname
     $testroleid = get_field('role', 'id', 'shortname', $rolefromxml->shortname);
     if ($testroleid && restore_is_samerole($testroleid, $rolefromxml)) {
-        return get_record('role', 'id', $testroleid); 
+        return get_record('role', 'id', $testroleid);
     }
 
     // Finally, search all other roles. In orter to speed things up, we exclude the ones we have
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ function restore_samerole($roleid, $rolefromxml) {
  */
 function restore_is_samerole($testroleid, $rolefromxml) {
     // Load the role definition from the databse.
-    $rolefromdb = get_records('role_capabilities', 'roleid', $testroleid, '', 'capability,permission'); 
+    $rolefromdb = get_records('role_capabilities', 'roleid', $testroleid, '', 'capability,permission');
     if (!$rolefromdb) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/lib/accesslib.php b/lib/accesslib.php
index f5f7032a1ef..1a5143ecf96 100755
--- a/lib/accesslib.php
+++ b/lib/accesslib.php
@@ -5212,7 +5212,7 @@ function role_fix_names($roleoptions, $context, $rolenamedisplay=ROLENAME_ALIAS)
         }
     }
     foreach ($roleoptions as $rid => $name) {
-        $roleoptions[$rid] = strip_tags($name);
+        $roleoptions[$rid] = strip_tags(format_string($name));
     }
     return $roleoptions;
 }