Motion A1 (as an amendment to Motion A)

Part of Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill - Commons Reason – in the House of Lords at 4:15 pm on 21 March 2023.

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Lord Willetts:

Moved by Lord Willetts

At end insert “and do propose the following amendments to the words so restored to the Bill—

10B: Page 6, line 22, after “A1” insert “that causes the person to sustain loss”

10C: Page 6, line 25, after “A1” insert “that causes the person to sustain loss”

10D: Page 6, line 27, after “A5” insert “that causes the person to sustain loss”

10E: Page 6, line 27, at end insert—“(2) A person may bring proceedings under subsection (1) only if—(a) the person has brought a complaint relating to the same subject matter as the proceedings under a relevant complaints scheme, and(b) a decision has been made under that scheme as to the extent to which the complaint was justified.(3) Each of the following is a “relevant complaints scheme”—(a) the scheme provided by virtue of Schedule 6A (the free speech complaints scheme), and(b) the scheme for the review of qualifying complaints (within the meaning of section 12 of the Higher Education Act 2004) that is provided by the designated operator (within the meaning of section 13(5)(b) of that Act).””