Asked by: Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Command Paper Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom on 9 March, what principles will be used to help providers assess when speech might be lawful but could enable a permissive environment for radicalising influences.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The department will soon publish guidance on managing external speakers and events in higher education (HE) with regard to the Prevent duty. This will encourage HE providers to consider where there is a risk of speech that might amount to a terrorism offence, a risk of speech deemed likely to amount to a terrorism related offence and a speech that is lawful but may create a permissive environment for radicalising influences. Different options for mitigations should be considered depending on the risks identified. Further details will be set out in the guidance.
Asked by: Lord Goodman of Wycombe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to Protecting What Matters (CP 1540), published on 9 March, which student groups, organisations and bodies will co-design the Cohesion Charter; and on what basis will they be selected for this purpose.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Cohesion Charter will be co‑designed with students in collaboration with a partnership of the department, the University of Salford and the National Union of Students.
The Charter will set out the core principles that matter to students in building cohesive and sustainable communities. These principles will inform student behaviour, the review of institutional policies and civic participation.
An advisory group will be established to support delivery, oversee timelines and facilitate collaboration across the higher education sector at a national level.