Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 489
Education, England
The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Warwickshire College) Order of Council 2014 (Amendment) Order 2021
Made 17th April 2021
Coming into force 1st September 2021

The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, makes the following Order:
2017 c.29.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Warwickshire College) Order of Council 2014 (Amendment) Order 2021 and shall come into force on 1st September 2021.

Variation of Power to Award Degrees etc. (Warwickshire College) Order of Council 2014
2. (1) The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Warwickshire College) Order of Council 2014 is varied in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3) and (4).
(2) For paragraph 2, substitute—

“2. Warwickshire College shall be competent to grant awards of the kind mentioned in paragraph 2A of section 76 of the said Act.”

(3) Omit paragraphs 3 and 4.
(4) After paragraph 2, insert the following entry—

“3. Warwickshire College shall be competent to grant up to and including bachelor’s degree awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(c) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 for a fixed-term beginning on 1st September 2021 and expiring on 31st December 2024.”

Susan Lapworth
Director of Regulation
For the Office for Students
17th April 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, made under section 45(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, provides for a variation of the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Warwickshire College) Order of Council 2014, so that Warwickshire College’s existing foundation Degree Awarding Powers authorisation remains valid for an indefinite period. This Order also removes the restrictions stated in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Warwickshire College) Order of Council 2014 so that Warwickshire College may now authorise other institutions to grant awards on its behalf and so that Warwickshire College may grant awards to persons who were not enrolled at the institution at the time they completed the course of study for which the award is granted. This Order authorises Warwickshire College to grant awards up to and including bachelor’s degree awards for a fixed term expiring 31st December 2024. This Order will come into force on 1st September 2021.
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