Higher Education: Regulation
Commons · Question 6718 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew George
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether mechanisms are in place to provide compensation to higher education providers in cases where regulatory penalties imposed by the Office for Students are overturned by the courts.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 12 Jun 2026
The Office for Students (OfS) is the independent regulator for higher education in England and operates within the legal framework set out in the Higher Education and Research Act 2017. Where the OfS takes regulatory action against a registered higher edu...