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HL HL11625
Higher Education: Academic Freedom
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5 November 2025
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19 November 2025 · Answer
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19 November 2025
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the free speech complaints scheme under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 not being in force on academics seeking redress when universities fail to meet their
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5 November 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the free speech complaints scheme under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 not being in force on academics seeking redress when universities fail to meet their
Source: Lords
19 November 2025
Answer
The complaints scheme in the Higher Education (HE) (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 needs to be fit for purpose, and that means making changes via primary legislation. In the meantime, the HE sector has new duties in place, as well as requirements to promote ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-05/HL11625
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1849231
- uk · wq-1849231 · source updated 19 November 2025