Our business plan

What we will do in 2026-27

• We will maintain an up-to-date understanding of the financial landscape and provider risk.
• We will continue to monitor where providers perform less well against key indicators.
• We will continue in-year data collections and publish updates on sector resilience.
• Where necessary, we will increase our scrutiny of providers' transformation plans and develop and implement early intervention tools to secure the best outcomes for students.
• Where necessary, we will promote good financial management practice in providers, and across the sector, where we find it is weak.
  
  

What we will do in 2026-27

• We will oversee cases where there is a significant risk of institutional closure, using a risk-based approach.
• We will, where necessary, put in place Student Protection Directions for individual providers at risk of institutional closure.
  
  

What we will do in 2026-27

• We will consult on our wider approach to improving governance standards, for example developing potential new ongoing governance conditions, including through collaborative working with the Committee of University Chairs.
• We will undertake our functions relating to: 
  •    the regulation of exempt charities 
  •    Privy Council obligations 
  •    monitoring of relevant providers’ compliance with the Prevent duty.

What we will do in 2026-27

• We will complete investigations currently in progress.
• We will initiate additional investigations into governance and protecting public funding matters where we identify potential concerns.
• We will continue informal engagement with providers to address risks early where possible.
• We will further develop our enforcement guidance and processes, to ensure that our approach to regulatory interventions is clear and efficient.