HE 2017 Consultations — Call for Comments

25 Oct 2017

A call for comments for the various Department for Education and Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education consultations.

HE 2017 Consultations — Call for Comments

There are a currently a number of consultations open for responses from the sector; including a major consultation from the Department for Education on the framework for the new regulatory body in England – the Office for Students — and one by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education on their UK Code of Practice.

The UKCGE will be responding to each of these, in full, on behalf of our members and we welcome your comments on any of these consultations for inclusion in our responses.

The various DfE consultations close on Wednesday 20th December 2017. The QAA consultation closes on Wednesday 13th December 2017.

Please send your comments to Ian Covey by the Friday 24^th November 2017.

Consultation Links and Documents

Below is a list of all the documents and consultations, published by the Department for Education on 19 October, relating to the new higher education regulatory framework:

Regulatory Framework:
- A: Regulatory Framework (consultation document) – online consultation and PDF
- B: Consultation guidance – PDF
- C: Transition approach – PDF
- D: Student summary – PDF
- E: Summary impact assessment – PDF
OfS Registration fees (stage 2) – online consultation and PDF
Simplifying Access to the Market: Degree Awarding Powers & University Title – online consultation and PDF
Information designation and expression of interest (HESA) – online consultation and PDF
Assessment designation and expression of interest (QAA) – online consultation and PDF.

Below is the link and document published by the QAA:

QAA Consultation on the UK Quality Code for HE – online consultation and PDF.