The Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
S.I. 2025/626 · Made 28 May 2025
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made 28th May 2025
Laid before Parliament 30th May 2025
Coming into force 1st July 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations with the consent of the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(1) and (2)(a) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017f1.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
-
2017 c. 29. The consent of the Treasury has been obtained in accordance with section 70(4).
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
- 2Amendment of the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement, extent and application
These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1st July 2025.
These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Regulation 2 applies to the amount of the ongoing fee payable by an institution on or after 1st August 2025f1.
2Amendment of the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019
For the table in the Schedule to the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019f1, substitute—
“
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Fee band Number of full-time equivalent students Ongoing fee A No more than 25 £14,775 B More than 25 but no more than 50 £18,283 C More than 50 but no more than 75 £22,901 D More than 75 but no more than 100 £28,688 E More than 100 but no more than 300 £35,890 F More than 300 but no more than 500 £45,001 G More than 500 but no more than 1,000 £56,451 H More than 1,000 but no more than 1,500 £70,857 I More than 1,500 but no more than 2,500 £88,955 J More than 2,500 but no more than 5,000 £111,794 K More than 5,000 but no more than 10,000 £140,605 L More than 10,000 but no more than 20,000 £176,987 M More than 20,000 £222,850 ”.
Signature
Smith of Malvern
Minister of State
Department for Education
28th May 2025
We consent
Anna Turley
Nicholas Dakin
Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury
28th May 2025
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/543) (“the 2019 Regulations”).
Regulation 2 increases by 3.9% the ongoing fee set out in the 2019 Regulations which the Office of Students (“OfS”), the regulator for higher education in England, may charge an institution for its registration in the register of English higher education providers. The register is maintained by the OfS under section 3 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c.29). By virtue of regulation 1(3), the increase applies to the amount of the ongoing fee payable by an institution on or after 1st August 2025.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations because no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.