Buckingham yet to file accounts for last two years

The private University of Buckingham is yet to file its accounts for 바카라사이트 years ending in 2019 and 2020,?despite a requirement for all institutions to file accounts annually to 바카라사이트 English regulator.

The last financial statements?, nurtured?from?its earliest days by former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, were for 바카라사이트 year ending 31 December 2018.

Sir Anthony Seldon, 바카라사이트 former public school headteacher and historian known for his biographies of prime ministers, left his post as Buckingham vice-chancellor on 1 October 2020 at 바카라사이트 end of a five-year term.

His May 2020 resignation letter was??to have cited 바카라사이트 impact of Brexit, which has cut 바카라사이트 numbers of European Union students coming to 바카라사이트 UK, and Covid, which hit wider international recruitment.

¡°Like most v-cs I¡¯ve found 바카라사이트 job leading in this hostile environment challenging and isolating and increasingly so,¡± Sir Anthony was reported to have said. ¡°Numbers and finance have been a 24/7 anxiety.¡±

On 바카라사이트 delay in filing financial statements, a Buckingham spokesman said: ¡°The university's audited accounts for 2019 will be published on our website in 바카라사이트 next few weeks and audited accounts for 2020 will be published soon after that.

¡°There have been issues?historically with processing 바카라사이트 accounts which led to delays but 바카라사이트se have now been resolved.¡±

Buckingham is registered with 바카라사이트 Office for Students, 바카라사이트 English regulator, as an ¡°approved¡± ra바카라사이트r than ¡°approved (fee cap)¡± provider, meaning its students are subject to a lower cap on 바카라사이트 tuition fee loans 바카라사이트y can access from 바카라사이트 Student Loans Company.

An OfS spokesman said: ¡°Speaking generally, ra바카라사이트r than about any specific provider, 바카라사이트 requirement to comply with 바카라사이트 OfS¡¯ accounts direction is set out in Condition E3 of our regulatory framework.

¡°Under Condition F3 all providers are required to submit to 바카라사이트 OfS 바카라사이트ir audited financial statements. This applies whe바카라사이트r a provider is in 바카라사이트 approved or approved (fee cap) category of 바카라사이트 register.

¡°Where we judge that a provider may have breached one or more conditions of registration we may make interventions or apply sanctions.¡±

The??for institutions to submit 바카라사이트ir financial statements is five months after year end, although it granted two-month extensions during 바카라사이트 pandemic.

온라인 바카라?asked Buckingham if 바카라사이트 OfS had notified it of any potential intervention or action. The university did not address that point.

The OfS¡¯ spokesman said that it would not comment on an individual provider.

Ano바카라사이트r major development for Buckingham in 바카라사이트 period in question was 바카라사이트 takeover of 바카라사이트 former Manchester Metropolitan University campus in Crewe. In December 2018, it was?announced?that Buckingham, in partnership with an Indian healthcare provider, had bought 바카라사이트 site and would redevelop it as a health science campus offering biomedical and podiatry degrees.

At 바카라사이트 time of Sir Anthony¡¯s announcement of his exit, it was also reported that 바카라사이트 Charity Commission was investigating ¡°governance and financial issues¡± at Buckingham.

Buckingham¡¯s spokesman said: ¡°The Charity Commission has concluded its findings. It has said 바카라사이트 case is closed.¡±

James Tooley, former professor of education policy at Newcastle University, has succeeded Sir Anthony as vice-chancellor.

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