Proceeding contribution from Lord Lucas (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 21 January 2025. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Higher Education Regulatory Approach.

Higher Education Regulatory Approach

My Lords, I very much welcome what the Minister says. I look forward to the legislation when it comes, and to it being effective. Would she take a look at extending the provisions on non-disclosure agreements to free speech issues? Knowing what has happened, what has gone wrong and how it has been solved is a really important part of improving practice, and having that supressed by NDAs does not work. Will she also look at how Clause 16 of the Employment Rights Bill will affect free speech at universities? Will she look at the effect of both of those issues on schools?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 842 c1662
Session: 2024-26
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Staff Complaints Bullying Disclosure of information Codes of practice Finance Harassment Foreign nationals Higher education Freedom of expression Public appointments Minority groups Universities Sexual offences Students Torts Student unions Antisemitism Academic freedom Office for Students
Legislation: Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk

Higher Education Regulatory Approach

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