Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1986) (“the Student Support Regulations”), the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/3021) (“the Basic Amount Regulations”) and the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/3020) (“the Higher Amount Regulations”).

Regulations 5 to 9 amend the Student Support Regulations.

Regulations 5, 7, 8 and 9 amend the provisions dealing with the designation of full-time, distance learning, part-time and postgraduate courses to make explicit that the Secretary of State has the power to suspend or revoke the designation of courses which have previously been designated by the Secretary of State for student support purposes.

Regulation 6 makes a technical amendment to clarify which periods of previous study are taken into account when calculating fee loan entitlement.

Regulations 10 and 11 amend the Basic Amount Regulations and Higher Amount Regulations so that the maximum fee caps for students undertaking sandwich work placement years, overseas study years, Erasmus study and work placement years are aligned with the maximum fee loan amounts in the Student Support Regulations.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or the voluntary sector. The impact on the public sector is minimal. The Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside the Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.