Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 101177

Academic Freedom: Complaints

Tabled: 17 December 2025

Answered: 7 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Jack Rankin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for implementation of the free speech complaints scheme.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

On 28 April, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education signed commencement regulations, bringing the following provisions into force on 1 August 2025:Duties on higher education (HE) providers and their constituent institutions to take ...

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