Guidance from government
This page lists documents which cover details of strategic advice and priorities from the government to the Office for Students.
Current guidance
Previous guidance
- Funds for the University of Bolton (February 2020)
Letter from the Department for Education - Teaching grant budget for 2020-21 financial year (January 2020)
Letter from the Secretary of State
- Supplementary strategic guidance to the OfS (September 2019)
Ministerial priorities from the Secretary of State - Strategic guidance to the OfS (June 2019)
Additional priorities for financial year 2019-20 - Strategic guidance to the OfS: Priorities for financial year 2019-20 (February 2019)
Priorities for the financial year 2019-20
- Strategic guidance to the OfS: Priorities for financial year 2018-19
Priorities for financial year 2018-19 - Facilitating electoral registration
Guidance to the OfS - Degree awarding powers and university title
Guidance to the OfS - Access and participation
Guidance to the OfS
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Last updated 09 August 2021 + show all updates
10 August 2021 - Letter added from the universities minister about additional places for medical and dentistry schools.
09 August 2021 - Letter added from Universities Minister about additional funding for 2021-22.
20 July 2021 - Updated to include the notification by the Secretary of State for Education to set terms and conditions for the allocation by OfS of Strategic Priorities Grant funding for the 2021-22 Academic Year.
21 May 2021 - Letter added on 2021-22 medical and dental intake target incorporating deferrals from 2020-21.
28 April 2021 - Guidance letter about the allocation of hardship funding published.
26 March 2021 - Latest letter from the Secretary of State added to set terms and conditions for the allocation by OfS of funding for world-leading specialist providers in the 2021-22 academic year.
09 February 2021 - Guidance letter from the Secretary of State added about the strategic priorities for the OfS.
15 September 2020 - Strategic guidance - letter published
13 March 2020 - Letter regarding funds for the University of Bolton published
09 January 2020 - Teaching grant budget for 2020-21 financial year - letter published
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