# The Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026, Regulation 13: Per-year amount


(1) This regulation makes provision regarding a per-year amount, for use in determining the maximum number of credits and the default number of credits for a course year (under paragraph 1C of Schedule 2 to the 2017 Act).
(2) The “per-year amount” is the limit on the number of credits associated with a course year that a provider can charge for.
(3) The per-year amount is—
(a) for a course year to which credits are attached, 180;
(b) for a course year to which credits are not attached, as shown in the table below—
Intensity of course year
Per-year amount
(a)“accelerated course” is defined in paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 2 to the 2017 Act.
accelerated
180
full-time, where the course year contains activities which cumulatively are 15 or more weeks long
120
part-time, where the course year contains activities which cumulatively are 15 or more weeks long
90
full-time, where the course year contains activities which cumulatively are less than 15 weeks long
60
part-time, where the course year contains activities which cumulatively are less than 15 weeks long
45.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348283327/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-lifelong-learning-fee-limits-regulations-2026/regulation-13
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