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The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Blackpool and The Fylde College) Order 2025

S.I. 2025/1232 · Made 24 November 2025

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Education, England

Made 24th November 2025

Coming into force 12th December 2025

The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) and section 43(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017f1, makes the following Order.

The Office for Students has requested advice from the relevant body regarding the quality of, and standards applied to, higher education provided by the provider, and has had regard to that advice, in accordance with section 46(1)(a) and (7) of that Act.

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Footnotes

f1

2017 c. 29.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Authorisation to grant awards
  3. 3Authorisation to grant awards
  4. 4Authorisation to grant awards
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Blackpool and The Fylde College) Order 2025 and comes into force on 12th December 2025.

2Authorisation to grant awards

Blackpool and The Fylde College is authorised to grant taught awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(a) of the said Act for taught awards up to and including bachelor’s level.

3Authorisation to grant awards

The authorisation in article 2 of this Order is for a fixed term beginning on 12th December 2025 and expiring at the end of the day on 11th December 2028.

4Authorisation to grant awards

Blackpool and The Fylde College may authorise other institutions to grant such awards as specified in article 2 of this Order on its behalf.

Signature

Nicholas Holland

Head of Quality and Standards

Office for Students

24th November 2025

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order authorises Blackpool and The Fylde College (UKPRN: 10000754) to grant taught awards up to and including bachelor’s level. The authorisation is for a fixed term beginning on 12th December 2025 and expiring at the end of the day on 11th December 2028. Blackpool and The Fylde College’s authorisation also includes the power to authorise other institutions to grant such awards on its behalf.

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