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<p>The Office for Students (OfS), as the new independent regulator for higher education,
has recently consulted the sector on a new approach to regulating higher education
(HE) providers’ progress on widening access and successful participation in HE. The
OfS is expected to respond to the consultation later this year.</p><p>We would expect
the OfS to keep any new approach under review, to assess its effectivenes in achieving
our goals for improved access and participation in HE by under-represented groups.</p><p>The
OfS brings together the levers of both funding and the arrangements for agreeing and
monitoring Higher Education providers’ Access and Participation plans to seek continuous
improvement in this area. OfS also now has access to a range of sanctions to address
concerns about a lack of progress on access and participation.</p>
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