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<p>We have already taken significant steps to widen participation in higher education.
In particular, from 2015/16, we have removed the cap on student numbers, enabling
more people than ever before to benefit from higher education. We have also established
a stronger framework with increased responsibility placed on providers to widen access.
The Director of Fair Access has agreed 183 Access Agreements for 2016/17 containing
an estimated £745m to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds – up from £404m
in 2009/10.</p><br /><p>The Green Paper <em>Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence,
Social Mobility and Student Choice, CM 9141 </em>sets out additional steps the Government
plans to take to increase the proportion of students from disadvantaged background
entering higher education including through the new guidance that we plan to issue
to the Director of Fair Access, and through the social mobility taskforce being set
up by Universities UK.</p>
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