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Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

Commons · Question 91148 · Tabled 14 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 21 Nov 2025

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Asked by Preet Kaur Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department will introduce its proposed changes to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 21 Nov 2025

This government’s changes to the 2023 Free Speech Act will create a more proportionate, balanced and less burdensome approach to protecting free speech and academic freedom in higher education. Strengthened free speech duties on higher education (HE) prov...