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<p>The remaining provisions of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 will
come into force in two phases. The main provisions of the Act, introducing free speech
duties on higher education providers, constituent institutions and students' unions,
and the new complaints scheme, will come into force on 1 August 2024. The Office for
Students (OfS) has already launched two consultations that will feed into new complaints
scheme rules and guidance for students’ unions on the OfS’s approach to regulating
them. These will be published before the 1 August 2024.</p><p>The second phase involves
provisions relating to new conditions of registration on providers and monitoring
of overseas funding. These will come into force on 1 September 2025.</p><p>The OfS
expects to consult shortly on the proposed revisions to the regulatory framework,
including on its approach to the recovery of costs, as well as on more detailed guidance
on securing free speech within the law and on maintaining a free speech code of practice.
The OfS consultations are not yet live, and the OfS will require time to run the consultation,
analyse the results and publish a response before they can publish the guidance to
which they relate. Precise timings on the publication of guidance are a matter for
the OfS.</p>
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