The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018

Part 5 Other Matters

Matters relating to investigations by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration

24.  A complaint made to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration in relation to HEFCE or the Director before 1st April 2018, may continue to be investigated by the Commissioner as if it were a complaint against the OfS, or, as applicable, UKRI.

Matters relating to the Charities Act 2006

25.  The Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) Regulations 2010(1) are amended as follows—

(a) in regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—

(i) omit the definition of “HEFCE”;

(ii) at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—

““OfS” means the Office for Students which was established as a body corporate by section 1 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017.”;

(b) in regulation 2 (appointment of principal regulators of exempt charities: higher education institutions, Kew institutions and museum and gallery institutions), in paragraph (1), for “HEFCE” substitute “the OfS”;

(c) in regulation 4 (definition of “responsible person”), for “HEFCE” (six times) substitute “the OfS”.

(1)

S.I. 2010/501.