Consultation

Consultation on the OfS’s new free speech complaints scheme

Published 14 December 2023

This consultation closed on 10 March 2024.

Read these proposals as a PDF

Enquiries to regulation@officeforstudents.org.uk

About this consultation

Executive summary

Introduction

Proposals

What a free speech complaint is

Who can complain?

Complaints that we will not review

Time limits

Submitting a complaint

Reviewing a complaint

Our decision and Notice of Complaint Outcome

Recommendations and suggestions

Suspension and withdrawal of a complaint

Group complaints

Representations

Information requirements

Respondent’s duty to comply

Advertising the scheme

Charges, costs and fees

Publication of information relating to the free speech complaints scheme

What would be the effect of these proposals?

Annexes:

Annex A: List of consultation questions

Annex B: Proposed rules of the free speech complaint scheme

Annex C: Matters to which we have had regard in producing this consultation

Published 14 December 2023

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