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31Director of Fair Access to Higher EducationE+W
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(1)There is to be a Director of Fair Access to Higher Education (in this Part referred to as “the Director”).
(2)The Director is to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
(3)The Director is to have such functions relating to plans as are conferred on him by or under this Part.
(4)In addition, the Director may, where he considers it appropriate to do so—
(a)identify good practice relating to the promotion of equality of opportunity in connection with access to higher education (whether full-time or part-time), and
(b)give advice about such practice to publicly-funded institutions.
(5)In subsection (4)(b), “publicly-funded institution” means any institution receiving grants, loans or other payments from the Higher Education Funding Council for England under section 65 of the 1992 Act or [F1from the Training and Development Agency for Schools under section 78 of the 2005 Act].
(6)Schedule 5 makes further provision about the Director.
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F1Words in s. 31(5) substituted (1.9.2005) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 125(3)(a), Sch. 14 para. 30
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