Department For Education
Detail of outcome
Summary of responses received, the governments response to the consultation and the next steps.
Following the consultation Robert Halfon Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education wrote to the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) to confirm that designation will be removed on 31 March 2023.
Original consultation
Consultation description
The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) has announced that they will no longer consent to be the designated quality body (DQB) after 31 March 2023.
The consultation is specifically on de-designation, not who should be the DQB in future. The Office for Students may consult on future arrangements.
We encourage you to read the consultation document before responding to the corresponding questionin the survey.