Part 1Further and higher education etc.

Fundable bodies: miscellaneous

26Academic freedom

(1)

A F1post-16 education body must have regard to the desirability of—

(a)

ensuring the academic freedom of relevant persons; and

(b)

ensuring that the matters mentioned in subsection (2) are not adversely affected by the exercise of a relevant person's academic freedom.

(2)

Those matters are—

(a)

the appointment held; and

(b)

any entitlements or privileges enjoyed,

by the relevant person at the F2post-16 education body.

(3)

In this section, a “relevant person” is a person who is engaged in—

(a)

teaching, or the provision of learning, at a F3post-16 education body; or

(b)

research at a F4post-16 education body.

(4)

For the purposes of this section, “academic freedom” includes freedom (within the law) to—

(a)

hold and express opinion;

(b)

question and test established ideas and received wisdom; and

(c)

present controversial or unpopular points of view.