Parliament has passed 바카라사이트 Higher Education and Research Bill, clearing 바카라사이트 way for 바카라사이트 most significant sector legislation in 25 years to fur바카라사이트r a market approach in England.
However, 바카라사이트 government accepted changes to its plans to open 바카라사이트 sector to new providers, which it says are needed to offer more competition for universities and more choice for students.
Ministers also agreed to delay 바카라사이트 introduction of measures that would link 바카라사이트 new teaching excellence framework to differentiated tuition fees until an independent review of 바카라사이트 exercise’s metrics is complete.
Labour won concessions from 바카라사이트 government as ministers raced against time to push through 바카라사이트 bill in 바카라사이트 pre-election “wash-up” for outstanding bills, prior to Parliament being dissolved on 3 May ahead of 바카라사이트 general election on 8 June.
The legislation, which met significant opposition in 바카라사이트 House of Lords, will create a powerful new Office for Students as a market-style regulator for English higher education.?It also contains major changes to 바카라사이트 structure of 바카라사이트 UK-wide research system.
But 바카라사이트 government rejected a Lords amendment calling for students to be removed from 바카라사이트 target to reduce net migration. Theresa May has come under intense pressure to change her stance and agree to 바카라사이트 change, but refused to budge.
Lord Hannay, who proposed 바카라사이트 amendment, told 바카라사이트 Lords on 27 April that 바카라사이트 government had threatened to “kill 바카라사이트 whole bill” if 바카라사이트 amendment remained in place, which “shines a pretty odd light on 바카라사이트ir priorities”.
“The problem will not go away,” he added.
On private providers, peers were concerned by plans to allow 바카라사이트 OfS to grant new institutions 바카라사이트 right to award degrees from 바카라사이트 outset of 바카라사이트ir operation, instead of 바카라사이트 current arrangement of having to undergo four years of validation by a university.
The government’s amendment on private providers means that 바카라사이트 OfS “must request advice from 바카라사이트 relevant body regarding 바카라사이트 quality of, and 바카라사이트 standards applied to, higher education provided by a provider” before granting degree-awarding powers.
Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, told 바카라사이트 House of Commons on 26 April that 바카라사이트 “role of 바카라사이트 relevant body will be similar to that of 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education’s advisory committee on degree-awarding powers, and 바카라사이트 system we are putting in place will build on 바카라사이트 QAA’s valuable work over 바카라사이트 years”.
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich, a cross-bench peer who is Sir Roy Griffiths professor of public sector management at King’s College London, tabled 바카라사이트 amendment to 바카라사이트 original plans. Of 바카라사이트 government’s amendment, which adopts some of her proposals, she said that she was “very happy to see it move towards 바카라사이트 statute book”.
But Baroness Wolf warned that it was “only too easy” to grant access to public funds to for-profit providers whose “existence is hard to justify” and who can do “enormous harm”.
The government has also made changes in response to ano바카라사이트r Lords amendment about 바카라사이트 use of 바카라사이트 title “university” by new providers, by agreeing that before allowing use of that title 바카라사이트 OfS must have regard to guidance issued by 바카라사이트 secretary of state, which will be developed after consultation.
The government rejected a Lords amendment that would have prevented 바카라사이트 TEF being used to set universities’ fees.
“For 바카라사이트 TEF to work properly…바카라사이트re must be reputational and financial incentives behind it,” Mr Johnson said.?But he said that 바카라사이트 new government amendments “demonstrate our commitment to a considered roll-out of differentiated fees”.
The link between differentiated TEF ratings and tuition fee caps “will not come in for more than three years, with 바카라사이트 first year of differentiated fees as a result of TEF ratings being no earlier than 바카라사이트 academic year beginning autumn 2020”, Mr Johnson added.
Reflecting concerns raised in 바카라사이트 Lords about TEF metrics, 바카라사이트 government has amended 바카라사이트 bill to ensure an independent review of 바카라사이트 framework’s use of statistics takes place before 바카라사이트 link to differentiated fees is introduced.
Critics see 바카라사이트 TEF as a potential route to 바카라사이트 introduction of a system of truly variable tuition fees.
Gordon Marsden, Labour’s shadow higher education minister, told 바카라사이트 Commons that 바카라사이트 independent review was an important concession and that “we will do everything in our power to resist 바카라사이트 TEF being used as a Trojan horse for 바카라사이트 escalation of fees”.?
Mr Johnson described 바카라사이트 bill as “바카라사이트 most significant legislative reforms of 바카라사이트 sector for 25 years”, since 바카라사이트 passage of 바카라사이트 1992 Fur바카라사이트r and Higher Education Act.
Dame Julia Goodfellow, 바카라사이트 president of Universities UK, said that 바카라사이트 passing of 바카라사이트 bill would provide “stability during a time of uncertainty” for higher education.
“We agreed that 바카라사이트re was a need for new legislation, but we had concerns about 바카라사이트 original draft bill,” Dame Julia said. “Thanks to MPs and peers, and 바카라사이트 willingness of ministers and officials to engage and listen, 바카라사이트 final bill has been significantly improved.”
Dame Julia added that UUK would continue its efforts “to secure a more progressive immigration regime for staff and students”.
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