17th meeting of the OfS board, 22 September 2020

Agenda and associated papers

1.1 Chair's welcome

2.1 Approval of 2 July and 21 August 2020 minutes

3.1 Chief executive's report

Annex B cannot be published for copyright reasons.

4.1 Proposed new scheme of delegation

A proposal to the board to approve a new scheme of delegation for the OfS.

Paper exempt from publication – legally privileged.

The OfS's scheme of delegation can be found on our board and committees page.

5.1 Student panel review

6.1 Consultation on our approach to regulating quality and standards

A draft consultation on the OfS’s future approach to regulating quality and standards for registered providers.

Paper exempt from publication – policy in development.

The consultation will be issued in due course and will be available from our consultations page.

7.1 Reducing burden and bureaucracy

8.1 Options for the future of the National Student Survey (NSS)

9.1 Data Futures

Shaded sections exempt from publication – commercial in confidence.

10.1 Development of the OfS’s approach to funding

11.1 Finance report

An update to the board on the OfS’s programme and administration funding.

Exempt from publication – locally sensitive information. Full financial disclosure will be made in the OfS’s annual report and accounts.

12.1 Report from the Quality Assessment Committee including periodic 'focus on' the committee

Annex A exempt from publication – locally sensitive information. We will review this exemption in December 2020.

13.1 Report from the Provider Risk Committee

A report on the work of the OfS’s Provider Risk Committee.

Exempt from publication – locally sensitive information.

14.1 Report from the Risk and Audit Committee

15.1 Oral report from the Remuneration and Nominations Committee

16.1 Consequences of the Court of Appeal’s judgment

An update to the board on the consequences for OfS’s work following a recent Court of Appeal decision.

Exempt from publication – legally privileged.