Guidance

Higher education providers: short guide to consumer protection law

A 60-second summary on how consumer protection law applies to higher education providers and how to comply with it.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 12 March 2015

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Higher education: short guide for providers

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Students have consumer rights. Universities and other higher education providers that don’t meet their obligations to undergraduate students may be in breach of consumer protection law.

This summary sets out how consumer protection law applies to higher education providers with advice on how to comply.

Longer advice for providers is also available.

Published 12 March 2015