Part 1The Office for Students

Powers to give financial support

40Financial support for certain institutions

1

The OfS may make grants, loans or other payments to any person in respect of expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, by the person for the purposes of the provision of eligible higher education courses by—

a

institutions in England maintained or assisted by local authorities in England or Wales, or

b

English further education providers.

2

“Eligible higher education course” means a higher education course prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of subsection (1).

3

In subsection (1)(a)—

a

an institution “assisted” by a local authority has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (see section 579(5) to (7) of that Act), and

b

the reference to a local authority in England or Wales has the same meaning as in that Act (see section 579(1) of that Act).

4

See section 41 regarding the terms and conditions of financial support under this section.