Charities Act 2011

Educational institutions E+W

2 E+W The universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London, Durham, Newcastle and Manchester.

3 E+W King's College London and Queen Mary and Westfield College in the University of London.

4 (1) Any of the following, if Her Majesty declares it by Order in Council to be an exempt charity for the purposes of this Act— E+W

(a) a university in England,

(b) a university college in England, or

(c) an institution which is connected with a university in England or a university college in England.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not include—

(a) any college in the university of Oxford;

(b) any college or hall in the university of Cambridge or Durham;

(c) any students' union.

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) a university or university college is in England if its activities are carried on, or principally carried on, in England;

(b) the Open University is to be treated as a university in England.

5 (1) An English higher education corporation. E+W

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph a higher education corporation is an English higher education corporation if the activities of the institution conducted by that corporation are carried on, or principally carried on, in England.

6 (1) A successor company to a higher education corporation at a time when the institution conducted by the company is eligible, by virtue of an order made under section 129 of the 1988 Act, to receive support from funds administered by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. E+W

(2) In this paragraph “the 1988 Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988 and “successor company to a higher education corporation” has the meaning given by section 129(5) of the 1988 Act.

7 E+W A further education corporation.

8 E+W A qualifying Academy proprietor (as defined in section 12(2) of the Academies Act 2010).

9 E+W The governing body of any foundation, voluntary or foundation special school.

10 E+W Any foundation body established under section 21 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

11 E+W A sixth form college corporation (within the meaning of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992).