# Higher Education and Research Act 2017, Paragraph 6: Decisions and recommendations


(1) The scheme must require the OfS—
(a) to make a decision as to the extent to which a free speech complaint which is referred under the scheme and not withdrawn is justified, and
(b) to make that decision as soon as reasonably practicable.
(2) But the scheme may allow the OfS to dismiss a free speech complaint without consideration of the merits of it if the OfS considers the complaint to be frivolous or vexatious.

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