Consultation

Consultation on the OfS’s approach to regulating students’ unions on free speech matters

Published 14 December 2023

This consultation is now closed.

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About this consultation

Executive summary

Introduction

Proposals

Maintaining and making public a list of relevant students’ unions

Guidance for relevant students’ unions about their free speech duties

Monitoring relevant students’ unions

Determining the amount of a monetary penalty

Minor and consequential amendments to the regulatory framework

Publication of information

What would be the effect of these proposals?

Annexes

Annex A: List of consultation questions

Annex B: Proposed text of ‘Part IIIA – Regulation of relevant students’ unions on free speech matters’

Annex C: Minor and consequential amendments to the regulatory framework to reflect the OfS’s regulation of relevant students’ unions

Annex D: Matters to which we have had regard in reaching our proposals

Annex E: Glossary for this consultation

Published 14 December 2023

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