Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
Commons · Question 4423 · Tabled 5 Sep 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 19 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Joy Morrissey
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the decision to stop implementation of the Higher Education (Free Speech) Act 2023, whether she received representations that informed that decision (a) on the potential impact of that Act on
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 19 Sep 2024
The decision to pause the implementation of the Higher Education (Free Speech) Act 2023 took account of views from across the higher education (HE) sector, including universities and academics, who felt that the Act is disproportionate, burdensome and dam...