Open consultation

Franchising in higher education

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 30 January 2025

Applies to England

Summary

We are seeking views on proposals to strengthen oversight of subcontracted delivery of higher education, also known as franchising.

This consultation is being held on another website.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 4 April 2025

Consultation description

These proposals aim to protect public money by strengthening oversight of franchising in higher education.

We propose that franchised delivery partners with 300 or more students must be registered with the Office for Students (OfS), for courses they deliver to be designated for student finance by the Student Loans Company.

The proposals include:

• some exemptions
• plans for a transition period
• consequences for exceeding the threshold without being registered with the OfS

Documents

Strengthening oversight of partnership delivery in higher education (web accessible)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5361-9, E03268783, CP 1255

PDF, 570 KB, 32 pages

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Strengthening oversight of partnership delivery in higher education (print ready)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5361-9, E03268783, CP 1255

PDF, 1.87 MB, 32 pages

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Published 30 January 2025