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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-and-research-act-2017/schedule-6A/paragraph-13",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2017/29",
  "legislation_title": "Higher Education and Research Act 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-and-research-act-2017",
  "path": "schedule/6A/paragraph/13",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Defamation",
  "text": "For the purposes of the law of defamation, absolute privilege attaches to the publication under section 67A of—\n(a) any decision or recommendation made by the OfS under the scheme, and\n(b) any report under paragraph 12(1)(b).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 6A inserted (1.9.2026 except for the insertion of paras. 1(2)(b), 3 and for specified purposes) by Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (c. 16), ss. 8(2), 13(3); S.I. 2026/654, reg. 2(2)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/29/schedule/6A/paragraph/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:05:21.835873+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}