The Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Made18th May 2023

Laid before Parliament23rd May 2023

Coming into force13th June 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations with the consent of the Treasury in exercise of the powers conferred by section 70(1) and (2)(a) of the Higher Education and Research Act 20171.

Citation, commencement, extent and application1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 13th June 2023.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(3)

Regulation 2 applies to the amount of the ongoing fee payable by an institution on or after 1st August 2023.

Amendment of the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 20192.

For the table in the Schedule to the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 20192, substitute—

“Column 1
Fee band
Column 2
Number of full-time equivalent students
Column 3
Ongoing fee
A
No more than 25
£14,220
B
More than 25 but no more than 50
£17,597
C
More than 50 but no more than 75
£22,041
D
More than 75 but no more than 100
£27,611
E
More than 100 but no more than 300
£34,543
F
More than 300 but no more than 500
£43,312
G
More than 500 but no more than 1,000
£54,332
H
More than 1,000 but no more than 1,500
£68,197
I
More than 1,500 but no more than 2,500
£85,616
J
More than 2,500 but no more than 5,000
£107,598
K
More than 5,000 but no more than 10,000
£135,327
L
More than 10,000 but no more than 20,000
£170,344
M
More than 20,000
£214,485”.

“Column 1 Fee band	Column 2 Number of full-time equivalent students	Column 3 Ongoing fee
A	No more than 25	£14,220
B	More than 25 but no more than 50	£17,597
C	More than 50 but no more than 75	£22,041
D	More than 75 but no more than 100	£27,611
E	More than 100 but no more than 300	£34,543
F	More than 300 but no more than 500	£43,312
G	More than 500 but no more than 1,000	£54,332
H	More than 1,000 but no more than 1,500	£68,197
I	More than 1,500 but no more than 2,500	£85,616
J	More than 2,500 but no more than 5,000	£107,598
K	More than 5,000 but no more than 10,000	£135,327
L	More than 10,000 but no more than 20,000	£170,344
M	More than 20,000	£214,485”.

Robert Halfon

Minister of State

Department for Education

18th May 2023

We consent

Stuart Anderson

Steve Double

Two of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury

17th May 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/543) (“the 2019 Regulations”).

Regulation 2 increases the ongoing fee set out in the 2019 Regulations (as amended by the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/304)) which the Office for Students, the regulator for higher education in England, may charge an institution for its registration in the register of English higher education providers. The register is maintained by the Office for Students under section 3 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29). By virtue of regulation 1(3), the increase applies to the amount of the ongoing fee payable by an institution on or after 1st August 2023.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations because no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.