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<p>Formal student number controls were phased out in 2012/13 with the exception of
capped medical places to enable as many students as possible to access and succeed
in higher education (HE). This has enabled record rates of 18-year olds to benefit
from a university education than ever before, including from disadvantaged backgrounds.
50% of students are now choosing to study in HE and in 2018, those from disadvantaged
backgrounds were 52% more likely to enter full-time HE than in 2009.</p><p> </p><p>One
of the aims of the new independent regulator for HE, the Office for Students, which
became operational on 1 August 2019, is to hold providers to account for delivering
well-designed courses that offer successful outcomes for all of their students.</p>
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