# The Higher Education (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015 W.S.I. 2015/1496 · made 7 July 2015 · revised to 12 February 2026 These Regulations prescribe the maximum amount which an institution with an approved fee and access plan in force will be able to charge by way of tuition fees for full-time undergraduate courses. Made under: Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 (Section 5, Section 55) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-amounts-wales-regulations-2015/pdf/wsi_20151496_mi.pdf ## Introductory text Education, Wales Made 7 July 2015 Coming into force 31 July 2015 These Regulations are made by the Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 5(3), 5(9) and 55(2) of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015. In accordance with section 55(3) of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 a draft of these Regulations was laid before and approved by a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales. ## 1 Title, commencement and application (1) The title of these Regulations is the Higher Education (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015 and they come into force on 31 July 2015. (2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales. ## 2 Interpretation In these Regulations— “the 2015 Act” (“Deddf 2015”) means the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015; “initial training of teachers” (“hyfforddiant cychwynnol athrawon”) is training or education with the object of fitting persons, who are not teachers, to be teachers; “overseas institution” (“sefydliad tramor”) means an institution other than one in Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; “sandwich course” (“cwrs rhyngosod”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2015. ## 3 Prescribed maximum amount Subject to regulations 4, 5 and 6, Column 2 of Table 1 specifies the prescribed maximum amount for the purposes of section 5(3) of the 2015 Act in respect of an academic year in the corresponding entry in Column 1. Table 1 Column 1 Column 2 Academic year Prescribed maximum amount Beginning before 1 August 2024 £9,000 Beginning on or after 1 August 2024 but before 1 August 2025 £9,250 Beginning on or after 1 August 2025 but before 1 August 2026 £9,535 Beginning on or after 1 August 2026 £9,790 ## 4 Prescribed maximum amount for the final academic years of courses and academic years of courses of initial training of teachers (1) This regulation applies in respect of— (a) the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks’ attendance; (b) a course of initial training of teachers (including such a course leading to a first degree), an academic year during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks. (2) Where this regulation applies, Column 2 of Table 2 specifies the prescribed maximum amount for the purposes of section 5(3) of the 2015 Act in respect of an academic year in the corresponding entry in Column 1. Table 2 Column 1 Column 2 Academic year Prescribed maximum amount Beginning before 1 August 2024 £4,500 Beginning on or after 1 August 2024 but before 1 August 2025 £4,625 Beginning on or after 1 August 2025 but before 1 August 2026 £4,765 Beginning on or after 1 August 2026 £4,895 ## 5 Prescribed maximum amount for sandwich courses (1) This regulation applies in respect of an academic year of a sandwich course— (a) during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks, or (b) if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the institution (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks. (2) Where this regulation applies, Column 2 of Table 3 specifies the prescribed maximum amount for the purposes of section 5(3) of the 2015 Act in respect of an academic year in the corresponding entry in Column 1. Table 3 Column 1 Column 2 Academic year Prescribed maximum amount Beginning before 1 August 2024 £1,800 Beginning on or after 1 August 2024 but before 1 August 2025 £1,850 Beginning on or after 1 August 2025 but before 1 August 2026 £1,905 Beginning on or after 1 August 2026 £1,955 ## 6 Prescribed maximum amount for study and work placements overseas (1) This regulation applies in respect of an academic year of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution— (a) during which any periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom are in aggregate less than 10 weeks, or (b) if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks. (2) Where this regulation applies, Column 2 of Table 4 specifies the prescribed maximum amount for the purposes of section 5(3) of the 2015 Act in respect of an academic year in the corresponding entry in Column 1. Table 4 Column 1 Column 2 Academic year Prescribed maximum amount Beginning before 1 August 2024 £1,350 Beginning on or after 1 August 2024 but before 1 August 2025 £1,385 Beginning on or after 1 August 2025 but before 1 August 2026 £1,905 Beginning on or after 1 August 2026 £1,465 ## 7 Fees payable to other persons For the purposes of section 5(9) of the 2015 Act the circumstances in which fees are to be treated as being paid to a regulated institution under section 5(2)(a) of the 2015 Act are where the fees are payable to a person in respect of a qualifying course provided on behalf of a regulated institution by that person. ## Signature Huw Lewis Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers 7 July 2015 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations prescribe the maximum amount which an institution with an approved fee and access plan in force will be able to charge by way of tuition fees for full-time undergraduate courses. Regulation 3 prescribes the maximum amount which will apply. Regulations 4, 5 and 6 prescribe lower maximum amounts in respect of certain courses. Regulation 7 provides that, where a course is a franchised course, fees are to be treated as payable to the institution on whose behalf the course is provided, and that the total fees that a student pays must not exceed the amount prescribed by these Regulations. 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 Higher Education Division, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1496 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-amounts-wales-regulations-2015 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.