{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-and-research-act-2017/schedule-6A/paragraph-2",
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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/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Introductory",
  "text": "(1) A HEP free speech complaint is a complaint made by an eligible person to the OfS which—\n(a) claims that the person has suffered adverse consequences as a result of action or inaction of the governing body of a registered higher education provider or of a constituent institution of such a provider, and\n(b) claims that, or gives rise to a question as to whether, the action or inaction was a breach of a duty of the governing body under section A1.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “eligible person” means—\n(a) a person who is or was a student, member or member of staff of the provider or constituent institution (as the case may be),\n(b) a person who has applied to become a member of academic staff of the provider or constituent institution (as the case may be), or\n(c) a person who was, or was at any time invited to be, a visiting speaker.\n(3) A HEP free speech complaint may include claims other than those described in sub-paragraph (1).",
  "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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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/29/schedule/6A/paragraph/2",
    "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."
}