Regulation 15 Amendments to the Higher Education (Fee Limit Condition) (England) Regulations 2017

In regulation 5(3) (qualifying person: exceptions), for sub-paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d)

a qualification is not an equivalent or lower qualification where—

(i)

it relates to a pre-registration course in an allied health profession subject, midwifery, nursing, nursing and social work or operating department practice;

(ii)

that course commenced on or after 1st August 2017 (or in the case of a course in a dental profession subject, commences on or after 1st August 2018); and

(iii)

the qualification falls within sub-paragraph (da);

(da)

a qualification falls within this sub-paragraph if—

(i)

it leads to an ordinary or an honours degree;

(ii)

in respect of a course in a dental profession subject, it leads to an ordinary degree, an honours degree, a diploma or a foundation degree; or

(iii)

in respect of a course in operating department practice, it leads to an ordinary degree, an honours degree or a diploma;”.