Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 907332

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Gareth Bacon

ConservativeOrpington

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

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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