Consultation outcome

Office for Students: regulatory framework for higher education

From:
Department for Education and Office for Students
Published
19 October 2017
Last updated
28 February 2018 — See all updates
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Securing student success: risk-based regulation for teaching excellence, social mobility and informed choice in higher education

Ref: DFE-00056-2018

PDF, 1.57 MB, 62 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.

You can also read the guidance from the Secretary of State for Education to the Office for Students.

Original consultation

Summary

On behalf of the Office for Students, we invite views on the proposals for a new approach to regulation in higher education and related issues.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

This consultation sets out the context for the creation of the Office for Students and for the proposed regulatory approach and the detail of that proposed approach.

This consultation seeks your views on:

  • the proposed risk-based regulatory approach for the higher education sector
  • the guidance on the conditions, behaviours and evidence for registration
  • the approach to the transition of providers to the new regulatory framework

We are also providing:

  • a summary of the consultation, focused on areas we expect to be especially of interest to students
  • a summary impact assessment of the risk-based regulatory approach and OfS registration fees

We also held separate consultations on related subjects:

Updates to this page

Published 19 October 2017
Last updated 28 February 2018 + show all updates

  1. Published the government response to the consultation.

  2. First published.

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