Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 9
9
Accepted
Existing quality guidance for franchised higher education provision is currently undergoing review and updates.
Conclusion
Universities UK highlighted that, while it is no longer a regulatory requirement in England, the 2018 Quality Code for Higher Education has advice and guidance on delivering quality within franchised provision. With the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, it has been informing future iterations of the guidance which is currently under review.18 The Office of the Independent Adjudicator also told us that it would shortly be publishing an updated version of its own good practice guidance.19
Government response summary AI-generated
The Department for Education reiterates its expectation for a sector-led response and highlights that Universities UK has already published a governance framework to help universities manage risks and improve oversight in franchised partnerships.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Department for Education (the department) has been clear that it is also expecting a sector-led response. On 24 July 2024, Universities UK (UUK) published governance framework for lead providers to support senior leaders in universities to spot and manage risk in franchised partnerships. The framework aims to support universities to improve governance of franchised provision, identify and reduce risk from the start to the end of a franchised partnership, and deliver value for money by being able to identify risk to public funds through stronger oversight.
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