# Higher Education and Research Act 2017, Paragraph 2: Introductory


(1) A HEP free speech complaint is a complaint made by an eligible person to the OfS which—
(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
(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.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “eligible person” means—
(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),
(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
(c) a person who was, or was at any time invited to be, a visiting speaker.
(3) A HEP free speech complaint may include claims other than those described in sub-paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/29/schedule/6A/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-and-research-act-2017/schedule-6A/paragraph-2
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