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Transparency return

Transparency 2022 information

For the 2021-22 academic year, the OfS will draw on HESA and ILR student data to produce a reduced set of transparency information (the Transparency 2022 information), relating to the attainment of qualifiers in the 2020-21 academic year.

Providers registered with the OfS on or before 3 February 2022 will be required to publish the Transparency 2022 information on their website. The OfS will supply the Transparency 2022 information to providers in a publication-ready format.

Providers will not be required to submit data (such as data relating to applications, offers, acceptances and registrations, for example) to the OfS to inform the Transparency 2022 information.

Details of the specification of the Transparency 2022 information, how providers can access their Transparency 2022 information, and requirements and guidance on publishing the information, will be made available in summer 2022.

Frequently asked questions

Below are common queries regarding the Transparency 2022 information.

Are providers required to submit additional data to the OfS, such as data relating to application, offers, acceptances and registrations, to inform the Transparency 2022 information?

Providers are not required to submit further data to the OfS to inform the Transparency 2022 information. We will draw on HESA and ILR data relating to 2022-21 qualifiers to produce a provider’s Transparency 2022 information.

When will the OfS make the Transparency 2022 information available to providers?

The OfS will make all materials relating to the Transparency 2022 information available to providers in summer 2022.

This includes a specification and publication guidance document and a publication-ready version of the Transparency 2022 information - these will be accessible via the OfS portal.

The OfS will contact providers when the Transparency 2022 information is available.

What are the publication requirements for the Transparency 2022 information?

Details of publication requirements for the Transparency 2022 information will be included in a specification and publication guidance document - this will be made available to providers in summer 2022.

The OfS will ensure there is sufficient time between this information becoming available and the publication requirement deadline date.

Contact

If you have any queries relating to the transparency data collection, please email [email protected].

Published 26 March 2020
Last updated 24 February 2022 + show all updates

24 February 2022: Transparency 2022 information and FAQs added.
29 April 2021: Transparency 2021 information added
26 March 2020: The requirement to submit transparency returns in April 2020 is suspended

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