Contentious liability clause that could have exposed institutions to being sued by Holocaust deniers is scrappedThe government is to overhaul legislation imposing free speech duties on higher education in England, scrapping a controversial civil liability that potentially exposed universities to being sued by Holocaust deniers.Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, told parliament that while the government intended to retain key parts of the law passed by the previous Conservative administration, she planned to revoke the “statutory tort” that allowed legal action by anyone claiming their freedom of speech had been restricted, and to largely exempt student unions from the legislation. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jan/15/labour-revive-controversial-university-freedom-of-speech-legislation-law
Author : Richard Adams Education editor
Publish date : 2025-01-15 18:56:00
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Ministers to revise university freedom of speech legislation
