OfS guidance on student and consumer protection
Our new guidance on student and consumer protection was covered by various news outlets.
Last updated: 12 Jun 2020
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Applicants and students need clarity about next year's provision
Susan Lapworth introduces the latest regulatory guidance on student consumer rights during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Last updated: 11 Jun 2020
Blog postGuidance for providers about student and consumer protection during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
This document provided guidance for registered providers about how the Office for Students (OfS) approached the regulation of student protection during the period of disruption resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This guidance applied from 9 June 2020 and is no longer in effect as of 12 May 2022.
Last updated: 10 Jun 2020
PublicationConsultation on new regulatory condition
The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC News and Wonkhe cover our planned new condition to protect students’ interests during the coronavirus pandemic.
Last updated: 04 May 2020
Media coverageRegulator warns of penalties for recruitment practices that undermine student interests and stability of higher education
The Office for Students (OfS) has today warned that it could impose substantial financial penalties on universities and colleges that change their admissions strategies because of financial pressures related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Last updated: 04 May 2020
Press releaseConsultation on the integrity and stability of the English higher education sector
OfS consultation on the integrity and stability of the English higher education sector. This consultation addresses issues that have arisen, and have the potential to arise, because of specific circumstances relating to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Last updated: 04 May 2020
PublicationFurther extension to moratorium on unconditional offer-making
This letter sets out details of a second extension to the moratorium on unconditional offers.
Last updated: 18 Apr 2020
PublicationUnconditional university offers ban extended over Easter amid concern for 'vulnerable' students during coronavirus outbreak
The Sunday Times and iNews report on the extended moratorium on unconditional offers.
Last updated: 07 Apr 2020
Media coverageHigher education regulator urges fairness for students in admissions
Office for Students (OfS) chief executive Nicola Dandridge has written to all universities and colleges reinforcing the extended moratorium on unconditional offers or changing existing offers announced by the Universities Minister Michelle Donelan. The moratorium lasts until Monday 20 April.
Last updated: 04 Apr 2020
Press releaseMoratorium on unconditional offer-making
Details of an extension to the moratorium on unconditional offers for undergraduate study in the 2020-21 academic year.
Last updated: 03 Apr 2020
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