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<p>There are no such regulations, and no recommendations have been made to the Office
for Students (OfS) to that effect.</p><p>In relation to undergraduate admissions,
once an offer has been made and accepted by a prospective student, a contract is formed
between the higher education provider and the student. This is certainly the view
of the Competition and Markets Authority, as set out on page 31 of its guidance to
higher education providers on consumer law dated 12 March 2015, and it is already
a condition of registration imposed by the OfS that registered providers must give
due regard to relevant guidance on how to comply with consumer law. Given this, we
do not see the need for any additional regulation to protect students against the
potential withdrawal of an offer they have already accepted.</p>
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