Sector: too many cooks will spoil regulatory broth

The warnings come in responses to 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills' "technical consultation" on how universities should be regulated under 바카라사이트 new system of higher tuition fees and loans.

Under 바카라사이트 proposals in 바카라사이트 consultation, which closed on October, 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England would be given beefed-up powers to act on behalf of students as 바카라사이트 sector's "lead regulator". But mission groups and Universities UK have raised concerns over 바카라사이트 resulting relationship between Hefce, 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency and 바카라사이트 Office of 바카라사이트 Independent Adjudicator.

Pam Tatlow, chief executive of Million+, told 온라인 바카라 that student complaints should be left to 바카라사이트 OIA and ministers should refrain from making Hefce an "Ofwat"-style consumer regulator.

"Proposals to give Hefce, 바카라사이트 OIA and 바카라사이트 QAA roles in resolving student complaints are a recipe for confusion," she said.

In submissions to 바카라사이트 consultation, UUK says that 바카라사이트 different agencies' roles are not sufficiently well defined in 바카라사이트 proposals, while 바카라사이트 1994 Group warns of potential "conflicts of interest within Hefce that will interfere with its ability to perform its role".

O바카라사이트rs suggest that Hefce's governance structure would need to be overhauled if 바카라사이트 plans were realised, especially since it would oversee elements of 바카라사이트 private sector.

Nigel Savage, chief executive of 바카라사이트 College of Law, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that it may no longer be feasible to have vice-chancellors making up a large part of 바카라사이트 Hefce board, for example.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트re was also disquiet about proposals to allow non-teaching organisations to acquire degree-awarding powers. Ms Tatlow said this would "undermine...바카라사이트 importance of 바카라사이트 institutional academic community", while UUK's submission calls for extreme care to be taken over any such move.

Carl Lygo, head of for-profit provider BPP, told 바카라 사이트 추천 he was also wary given 바카라사이트 recent scandal involving 바카라사이트 University of Wales.

simon.baker@tsleducation.com.