Regulation 13 Ongoing applications for registrationI1

England and Wales As made

(1)

This regulation applies where the following conditions are met—

(a)

a provider is a franchised provider;

(b)

that franchised provider has, before 1st July 2026, submitted an application to be placed on the register;

(c)

the OfS has, before 1st September 2027, confirmed that the application meets the criteria determined by the OfS from time to time^f1;

(d)

the franchised provider has, before 1st September 2027, not received a final decision from OfS in relation to that application.

(2)

That franchised provider will be treated as if it is a qualifying franchised provider for the academic year beginning with 1st September 2028.

Annotations

f1: 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/.