[F169EOverseas funding: students’ unionsE+W
(1)The OfS must monitor the overseas funding of students’ unions at registered higher education providers that are eligible for financial support with a view to assessing the extent to which the funding presents a risk to the matter in subsection (2).
(2)The matter is freedom of speech within the law for—
(a)members of the students’ unions,
(b)students of the providers,
(c)staff of the students’ unions,
(d)staff and members of the providers and of their constituent institutions, and
(e)visiting speakers.
(3)The duty in subsection (1) includes a duty to consider, in a case where the OfS has found that a students’ union is in breach of its duty under section A5, whether overseas funding was relevant to the breach.
(4)For the purpose of the function of the OfS under subsection (1), a students’ union referred to in that subsection must provide to the OfS at such times, and in respect of such periods, as the OfS may reasonably request—
(a)information as to any amounts received from a relevant overseas person, where the amounts exceed the threshold in any period of 12 months specified by the OfS, and
(b)if the OfS considers it appropriate in any circumstances, such other information as the OfS may reasonably require.
(5)If a students’ union fails to comply with its duty under subsection (4), the OfS may enforce the duty in civil proceedings for an injunction.
(6)The following provisions of section 69D apply for the purposes of this section—
(a)subsection (7) (things other than money);
(b)subsections (8) and (9) (meaning of “relevant overseas person”);
(c)subsections (10) and (11) (meaning of “threshold”).]