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None the less, the Government are aware of calls to strengthen restrictions on NDAs. This is why, for example, we are pressing ahead with plans to commence the provisions regarding relevant NDAs in the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 and the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. When commenced, Section 17 of the Victims and Prisoners Act will ensure that clauses in NDAs cannot be legally enforced where they seek to prevent victims of crime reporting a crime, co-operating with regulators or accessing confidential advice and support. Provisions in the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 will introduce a ban on the use of NDAs by higher education providers in relation to complaints of harassment, sexual misconduct and bullying made not just by students but by staff, members and visiting speakers.