The Office for Students (OfS) is reviewing its approach to assessing providers seeking registration.
The consultation is structured as follows:
- Introduction
- Part 1: a new initial condition relating to treating students fairly (condition C5)
- Part 2: a new initial condition relating to effective governance (condition E7)
- Part 3: changes to the requirements for a registration application.
There are separate surveys for each part of the consultation. This survey relates to Part 1: Proposals for new initial condition C5: Treating students fairly.
Respondents can read and respond on each part separately and can comment on all, or some, of the questions.
You can read full details of our proposals on the OfS website.
Who is this survey for?
- Anyone with an interest in consumer and student protection, or governance in English higher education.
- Anyone with an interest in the OfS’s registration process.
How to respond to this consultation
Please submit your response by 2359 on Wednesday 23 April 2025 using the online forms.
You can choose to 'save and continue' at any point, but to enable this feature you will need to provide your name and email address. You will be emailed a unique link which you can use to return to your survey at a later stage.
If you have any questions about this consultation, require the consultation document in an alternative format or need assistance with the consultation response form, please contact us on 0117 931 7317 or email regulation@officeforstudents.org.uk. Please note that this email address should not be used to submit your consultation response.