Access and participation plans

We will not expect providers to submit a general monitoring return for their access and participation plan.

We will also not ask students to submit an optional independent student submission.

When we assess new access and participation plans, we will consider:

• a provider’s track record of taking all reasonable steps to comply with its plan.
• whether the provider has made progress against its targets in the past.

We have explained our approach in our guidance on access and participation plans.

We reserve the right to request information about the progress a provider is making in relation to its plan in future should we have any cause for concern.

Background

We set out details of our revised approach in our analysis of consultation responses and decisions and in our regulatory guidance. 

We published the monitoring data and outcomes for the 2020-21 academic year on 22 September 2022.