The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
W.S.I. 2026/108 · Made 23 June 2026
EDUCATION, WALES
Made 23 June 2026
Coming into force 31 July 2026
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 22(1)(a) and (2)(c) and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998f1, and now exercisable by themf2.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1998 c. 30; section 22(1) was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), section 146(2)(a). See section 43(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
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The function of the Secretary of State in section 22(1)(a) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 was transferred to the National Assembly for Wales, so far as it relates to making provision in relation to Wales, by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8). Section 44(2) of the Higher Education Act 2004 provided that the function in section 22(2)(c) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 was to be exercised by the National Assembly for Wales concurrently with the Secretary of State, so far as it relates to making provision in relation to Wales. The Secretary of State’s function in section 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, in so far as being exercisable in relation to Wales, was transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, article 2 and Schedule 1 (S.I. 1999/672). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
Contents
- 1Title and coming into force
- 2Application
- 3Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018
- 4Amendment to regulation 8
- 5Amendments to regulation 40
- 6Insertion of new Schedule 2A
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Title and coming into force
The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.
These Regulations come into force on 31 July 2026.
2Application
These Regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 August 2026.
3Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018
The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018f1 are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 6.
4Amendment to regulation 8
After regulation 8(1) (designation of other courses) insert—
“(1A)When specifying a course under paragraph (1), the Welsh Ministers may specify that the course is to be treated as being provided by an ordinary provider for the purposes of regulation 40(2)(c)(i).”
5Amendments to regulation 40
In regulation 40 (amount of tuition fee loan)—
in paragraph (2), at the beginning insert “Subject to paragraph (4),”;
for paragraph (2)(c)(i) substitute—
“(i)“ordinary provider” means a provider—
(aa)falling within Condition 4 of regulation 6(1),
(bb)specified in column 2 of Table 14A in Schedule 1A, in so far as they provide the course described in the corresponding entry in column 3, or
(cc)treated as such by virtue of a designation made by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 8;”;
in paragraph (2)(c)(ii), at the end insert “, where the institution is not treated as an ordinary provider within the meaning of paragraph (i) under the terms of that designation”;
after paragraph (3) insert—
“(4)The maximum loan amount to which a protected student is entitled is calculated as if their course were provided by an ordinary provider within the meaning of paragraph (2)(c)(i).
(5)In paragraph (4), “protected student” means a student undertaking a course that satisfies the requirements set out in Schedule 2A.”
6Insertion of new Schedule 2A
After Schedule 2 (categories of eligible student) insert—
“Schedule 2A
Relevant courses for protected students
Regulation 40(5)
1A course described in column 3 of Table 14B that—
(a)is provided by the course provider specified in the corresponding entry in column 2,
(b)leads to a qualification awarded by the body specified in the corresponding entry in column 1, and
(c)begins before 1 August 2026.
Table 14B
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Awarding body Course provider Course description Anglia Ruskin University ARU London Finance and Accounting - BSc (Hons) Finance and Accounting with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) Law - LLB (Hons) Arts University Plymouth Victoria College of Arts and Design Business and Management for Creatives (Manchester) - CertHE Bath Spa University Circomedia Contemporary Circus with Physical Theatre - BA (Hons) Elizabeth School of London Limited Business and Management (Birmingham) - BA (Hons) Business and Management with Foundation Year (Manchester) - BA (Hons) The Brighton Academy Musical Theatre - BA (Hons) Professional Dance - BA (Hons) William College Business and Management (Law) with Foundation Year (Stratford) - BA (Hons) BIMM University Limited The Notting Hill Academy of Music Limited Commercial Songwriting - CertHE Birmingham Newman University CECOS College London Health and Social Care with Foundation Year (Birmingham) - BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University Dancebox Studios & Theatre Works Limited Professional Commercial Dance and Performance - BA (Hons) RHCast Limited Musical Theatre - BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University Elizabeth School of London Limited Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year (Birmingham) - BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Foundation Year (Manchester) - BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year (Birmingham) - BSc (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year (Manchester) - BSc (Hons) London School of Commerce Business Studies with Foundation Year (London) - CertHE Business Studies with Foundation Year (London) - BA (Hons) UK Management College Business Management with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) De Montfort University National Design Academy Interior Design - BA (Hons) National Motorsport Academy Motorsport Engineering - BSc (Hons) Performance Preparation Academy Performance in Musical Theatre - BA (Hons) Performance in Musical Theatre with Foundation Year - BA (Hons) Kingston University Cardiff and Vale College Aircraft Engineering - BEng (Hons) Leeds Trinity University LD Training Services Limited Business Management with Foundation Year in Business (London) - BA (Hons) Lincoln Bishop University The Language Gallery Business Management - CertHE London Metropolitan University QA Higher Education Birmingham Business Management - BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year - BA (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) QA Higher Education London Business Management - CertHE Business Management with Foundation Year - BA (Hons) QA Higher Education Manchester Business Management - BA (Hons) Business Management with Foundation Year - BA (Hons) Health and Social Care with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) New College Durham CECOS College London Business and Management - FdA Newcastle College Group Elizabeth School of London Limited Business Management - CertHE Computing - CertHE Plymouth Marjon University Bristol School of Acting Acting and Devised Theatre - BA (Hons) Acting for Film, TV and New Media - BA (Hons) Acting for Screen - BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen - BA (Hons) Technical Theatre Arts - BA (Hons) City Of London College (Bristol Campus) Business with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) Screenology Creative Filmmaking - BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University QA Higher Education Birmingham Computer Science - BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) Cyber Security with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) QA Higher Education Manchester Business Management with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) Cyber Security with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) University for the Creative Arts London College of Contemporary Arts Applied Business Management - FdA Business Management and Entrepreneurship - BA (Hons) Fashion - BA (Hons) Hospitality Management and Leadership - BA (Hons) London College of Contemporary Music Commercial Music - CertHE Music Performance and Production - BMus (Hons) University of Chichester Italia Conti Arts Centre Limited Acting (Musical Theatre) - BA (Hons) University of East London University Campus of Football Business Limited Football Coaching and Management with Foundation Year (Manchester) - BA (Hons) Football Coaching and Talent Development (Wembley) - BA (Hons) International Football Business (Wembley) - BA (Hons) Sports Business and Coaching (Manchester) - BA (Hons) Sports Business and Coaching with Foundation Year (Manchester) - BA (Hons) Sports Business and Sports Law (Manchester) - BA (Hons) University of Greater Manchester UoB Manchester Health and Social Care with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) University of Lancashire Spirit Studios Live Sound Engineering and Music Production - BSc (Hons) University of Northampton UONL Psychology with Integrated Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) University of Suffolk London School of Commerce Business Studies (Manchester) - CertHE Business Studies with Foundation Year (Manchester) - CertHE Business Studies with Foundation Year (Manchester) - BA (Hons) University of West London Cardiff and Vale College Cyber Security - BSc (Hons) Esports and Creative Industries - FdA Healthcare Play Specialism - FdA Music Performance and Recording - DipHE Performance and Recording (Top Up) - BMus (Hons) Drama Studio London Foundation in Performance - CertHE The Academy of Music & Sound Music and Sound (Top Up) - BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton City College Coventry Digital Marketing Management with Foundation Year - BA (Hons) School of Coding Business Management with Foundation Year (Birmingham) - BA (Hons) Computing and Information Technology with Foundation Year (Birmingham) - BSc (Hons) UK Management College Health and Social Care with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons) ”
Signature
Cefin Campbell
Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, under authority of the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, one of the Welsh Ministers
23 June 2026
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”).
The 2018 Regulations provide for financial support for eligible students taking designated courses of higher education which begin on or after 1 August 2018.
These Regulations amend—
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the power to designate courses under regulation 8 of the 2018 Regulations, so that the Welsh Ministers may specify that such a course is to be treated as being provided by an ordinary provider for the purposes of calculating the maximum amount of tuition fee loan under regulation 40 of the 2018 Regulations, and
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regulation 40 of, and insert a new Schedule 2A into, the 2018 Regulations to ensure students on continuing courses listed in that Schedule are entitled to the fee loan applicable to an ordinary provider.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Strategy and Funding Division, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.