[A1 Duty to take steps to secure freedom of speech]
Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (2017 c 29) | Legislation

[Part A1 Protection of Freedom of Speech]

[Duties of registered higher education providers]

[A1  Duty to take steps to secure freedom of speech]

[(1)     The governing body of a registered higher education provider must take the steps that, having particular regard to the importance of freedom of speech, are reasonably practicable for it to take in order to achieve the objective in subsection (2).

(2)     That objective is securing freedom of speech within the law for—

(a)     staff of the provider,

(b)     members of the provider,

(c)     students of the provider, and

(d)     visiting speakers.

(3)     The objective in subsection (2) includes securing that—

(a)     the use of any premises of the provider is not denied to any individual or body on grounds specified in subsection (4), and

(b)     the terms on which such premises are provided are not to any extent based on such grounds.

(4)     The grounds referred to in subsection (3)(a) and (b) are—

(a)

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