Consultation on the OfS’s new free speech complaints scheme

136. Under the Act, a respondent to a free speech complaint must comply with any requirements that the scheme imposes on it. The Act also states that, if a respondent fails to comply with a requirement imposed by the scheme and does not satisfy us that it is unable to comply, we may enforce the requirement in civil proceedings for an injunction.⁵⁶ We propose to include rules in the scheme that reflect those provisions.
137. Under the proposed scheme rules, a respondent must comply with any requirements that are imposed on it by, or under, the rules. This would include any requirement to provide information set out in a notice that we send to the respondent under the proposed information requirements in the scheme (see Proposal L).

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138. We consider that this provision may act as an incentive for respondents to comply with the requirements of the scheme rules, in a timely manner. We also consider that the provision will enable us to enforce requirements that may be necessary for us to determine a complaint.