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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-18more like thismore than 2016-10-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Higher Education: Admissions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what regulatory provision the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education makes to ensure that private higher education providers maintain minimum admission standards for undergraduate degrees and provide value for money. more like this
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Lord Storey more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-01more like thismore than 2016-11-01
answer text <p>The UK Quality Code, which the Quality Assurance Agency’s Higher Education Review (Alternative Providers) uses to assess private providers, sets out the following expectations about recruitment, selection and admission to higher education:</p><p>“Recruitment, selection, and admission policies and procedures adhere to the principles of fair admission. They are transparent, reliable, valid, inclusive and underpinned by appropriate organisational structures and processes. They support higher education providers in the selection of students who are able to complete their programme.”</p><p> </p><p>It is a condition of designation for student support that private providers maintain successful outcomes from these QAA reviews and annual monitoring. QAA's Concerns Scheme investigates specific concerns about the management of academic quality and standards, including recruitment, selection and admissions.</p> more like this
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie remove filter
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less than 2016-11-01T15:26:36.733Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-01T15:26:36.733Z
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label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Storey more like this