44th meeting of the OfS board, 9 June 2025

Agenda and associated papers

1 Chair’s welcome

2 Minutes of the previous meetings

3 Progress report on delivery of strategic goals from 2022-25

A presentation setting out progress on delivery of our strategy goals.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication. Information on delivery of our strategy is published in the annual report. 

4 Freedom of speech guidance

A near-final version of Regulatory advice 24 and the plans for publication was presented to the board for approval. The final version of Regulatory advice 24 is now available.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication.

5 Risk report

The latest report on the current strategic and principal corporate risks.

Annex A – The detailed register of strategic and principal corporate risks.

Annex B – The updated risk management policy for approval.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication. A summary of risks is published in the annual report. 

6 Report from the Risk and Audit Committee

7 Financial sustainability

A presentation providing an update on financial sustainability trends across the sector.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication. 

We published a report on sector financial sustainability in May 2025 and we expect to update this in November 2025. 

8 Market exit update

An update on overall market exit risks across the sector, and updates on individual cases.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication. 

9 Protecting public funding

An update on the work we are doing to reduce risks of misuse of public funding, and risks to student outcomes and experience associated with subcontracting.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication.

10 Chief executive’s report

11 OfS performance, resources and finance report

A report on delivery of our regulatory work and an update on our financial position.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication. Information is published in our annual report. 

12 Report from the Provider Risk Committee

A report summarising the February and April committee meetings.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication.

13 Report from the Quality Assessment Committee

14 Political context

A paper to support the board’s understanding of the policy context for the OfS’s work.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication.

15 Student context

A paper to support the board’s understanding of the student context for the OfS’s work and to provide a summary of student insights and engagement.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication.

16 Sector context

A paper to support the board’s understanding of the sector context for the OfS’s work. The paper provides an overview of the OfS’s engagement with sector and a summary of public commentary and media sentiment.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication.

17 Forward plan for board business

A plan of the business of the board over the next 12 months.

This paper is considered to be exempt from publication.