Securing student success: Regulatory framework for higher education in England
Last updated: 24 November 2022
Condition F4: For the purposes of the designated data body (DDB)’s duties under sections 64(1) and 65(1) of HERA, the provider must provide the DDB with such information as the DDB specifies at the time and in the manner and form specified by the DDB.
Summary
Applies to: all registered providers.
Initial or general ongoing condition: ongoing condition.
Legal basis: section 8 of HERA – a mandatory.
Guidance
In judging whether the provider has provided the DDB with such information as the DDB specifies at the time and in the manner and form specified by the DDB, material that the OfS may consider includes:
The quality, reliability and timeliness of information provided by the provider to the DDB.
Whether the provider meets the DDB’s published data collection requirements and timeframes.
The substance of the provider’s actions in response to data auditing activities carried out by, or on behalf of, the DDB or by the OfS.
The findings of data audit activity carried out by, or on behalf of, the OfS.
Assessment
The DDB will provide the OfS with information about the quality, reliability and timeliness of information supplied by a provider. The OfS will assess such information from the DDB as part of its routine monitoring activities, including through scheduled or ad hoc data audit activity. If the OfS has reason to believe that information submitted to the DDB is not reliable, it may choose to investigate the matter. This investigation may result in additional steps to ensure compliance, whether through enhanced monitoring or the imposition of specific ongoing conditions. The OfS may, for example, require the provider’s accountable officer to implement an agreed action plan to improve the provider’s information systems and processes and the oversight arrangements for these.
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