Regulation 32 Ongoing applications for registration
This regulation applies where the following conditions are met—
a provider is a franchised provider,
that franchised provider has, before 1st July 2026, submitted an application to be placed on the register,
the OfS has, before 1st September 2027, confirmed that the application meets the criteria determined by the OfSf1, and
the franchised provider has, before 1st September 2027, not received a final decision from the OfS in relation to that application.
That franchised provider will be treated as if it is a qualifying franchised provider for the service year beginning with 1st August 2028 for the purposes of the Lifelong Learning Regulations.
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Footnotes
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The OfS’s application criteria can be found at https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/registering-with-the-ofs /how-to-register-with-the-office-for-students/.