# The Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) (Amendment) Order 2025

S.I. 2025/940 · made 25 July 2025

This Order varies the Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) Order 2024 to remove the time restriction, so that TEC Partnership’s authorisation to grant taught awards up to and including bachelor’s degree level now remains for an indefinite period. TEC Partnership’s authorisation is also extended to include the power to authorise other institutions to grant such awards on its behalf.

Made under: Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Section 42, Section 43, Section 44)

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## Introductory text

Education, England
Made 25th July 2025
Coming into force 30th November 2025
The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 42(1), 43(1) and 44(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, 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 (b), and 46(7) of that Act.
The Office for Students has complied with the procedure on giving notifications in accordance with section 48 of that Act.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) (Amendment) Order 2025 and comes into force on 30th November 2025.

## 2 Variation of the Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) Order 2024

(1) The Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) Order 2024 is varied in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) For article 2, substitute—
“2. TEC Partnership is authorised to grant awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(a) of the said Act for taught awards up to and including bachelor’s degree level for an indefinite period.”
(3) For article 3, substitute—
“3. TEC Partnership may authorise other institutions to grant such awards as specified in article 2 of this Order on its behalf.”

## Signature

Jean Arnold
Deputy Director of Quality
Office for Students
25th July 2025

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order varies the Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) Order 2024 to remove the time restriction, so that TEC Partnership’s authorisation to grant taught awards up to and including bachelor’s degree level now remains for an indefinite period. TEC Partnership’s authorisation is also extended to include the power to authorise other institutions to grant such awards on its behalf.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses and civil society organisations. The instrument has no impact on the public sector.

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