Consultation outcome

De-designation of QAA as the designated quality body in England

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 8 February 2023
• Last updated: 30 March 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education - de-designation: government response

PDF, 205 KB, 14 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of responses received, the government’s response to the consultation and the next steps.

Following the consultation Robert Halfon Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education wrote to the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) to confirm that designation will be removed on 31 March 2023.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on the de-designation of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education as the designated quality body in England.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
10am on 8 February 2023 to 11:59pm on 3 March 2023

Consultation description

The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has announced that they will no longer consent to be the designated quality body (DQB) after 31 March 2023.

The consultation is specifically on de-designation, not who should be the DQB in future. The Office for Students may consult on future arrangements.

We encourage you to read the consultation document before responding to the corresponding question in the survey.

Published 8 February 2023
Last updated 30 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 30 March 2023

   Added government response to the consultation.

2. 8 February 2023

   First published.