http://www.hefce.ac.uk/about/members/Professor,Madeleine,Atkins/<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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<\/p>
Publicly funded higher education providers are expected to comply with the Committee of University Chairs\u2019 Code, \u201cThe Higher Education Code of Governance\u201d as part of their conditions for Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) funding (copy attachment).<\/p>
<\/p>
As such, it is for HEFCE as the regulator to take any action necessary in response to the report. We understand that HEFCE intends to follow-up its recommendations in this report. The university has agreed to provide HEFCE with a report on progress with the recommendations in December. There is also a planned periodic HEFCE Assurance Review of the University of Bath due to take place early next year.<\/p>
<\/p>
We are currently consulting on behalf of the new regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), on its new Regulatory Framework, due to come into force for the academic year 2019/20. Under those proposals, the OfS will be responsible for ensuring providers\u2019 governing arrangements are appropriate, which includes requirements for providers in the approved categories to operate openly, honestly, accountably and with integrity, and publish a statement on the steps they have taken to ensure value for money for students and taxpayers.<\/p>
<\/p>
In addition, our proposals are designed to ensure sufficient transparency around senior staff pay, by requiring providers to publish the number of staff paid more than £100,000 per annum, which for staff paid more than £150,000, should include a justification for these salaries.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take following the report on governance surrounding senior pay at Bath University by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, published on 20 November, which found that Bath university has \u201ca significant distance to travel\u201d to open its remuneration committee\u2019s work to legitimate scrutiny through enhancing its use of various measures of transparency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation has been clear that he wants to see an end to the upwards trend in senior staff pay. Since his announcement on 7 September, the government has published details of its proposed measures.<\/p>
We are currently consulting on behalf of the new regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), on its new Regulatory Framework, due to come into force for the academic year 2019/20. Under those proposals, the OfS will be responsible for ensuring providers\u2019 governing arrangements are appropriate, which includes requirements for providers to publish the number of staff paid more than £100,000 per annum, which for staff paid more than £150,000, should include a justification for these salaries.<\/p>
We also called on the sector to work through the Committee of University Chairs (CUC) to develop and introduce its own fair remuneration code, and are pleased that the CUC is taking forward the development of this code.<\/p>
These measures, once implemented, will deliver greater transparency and accountability, as well as improved value for money for taxpayers and for students.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of increases in Vice-Chancellors\u2019 salaries since the announcement by the Minister of State for Universities and Science on 7 September that they would \u201cunveil a series of new measures designed to curb spiralling vice-chancellors\u2019 pay\u201d.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation meets monthly with colleagues from Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Since the Minister\u2019s speech to the higher education sector in July, the topic of vice-chancellors\u2019 pay and governance is regularly discussed in the context of general discussions and when the minister updates HEFCE on progress with policy development on this topic.<\/p>
<\/p>
The minister meets fortnightly with colleagues from the Office for Students (OfS). These meetings have included discussion of the consultation on the OfS\u2019s proposed new regulatory framework. This framework will set out how the OfS will regulate providers in future, namely in a risk-based and proportionate way, aimed at bringing stability for the sector, and delivering value-for-money for students and taxpayers. It also describes the proposed conditions which providers must meet in order to register with the OfS, which include conditions around accountability and transparency around senior staff pay.<\/p>"}
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Under existing legislation, it is the Privy Council that has a role in approving the governing documents, and amendments to them, of publicly funded higher education providers.<\/p>
<\/p>
Publicly funded higher education providers are expected to comply with the Committee of University Chairs\u2019 Code, \u201cThe Higher Education Code of Governance\u201d as part of their conditions for Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) funding (copy attachment).<\/p>
<\/p>
As such, it is for HEFCE as the regulator to take any action necessary in response to the report. We understand that HEFCE intends to follow-up its recommendations in this report. The university has agreed to provide HEFCE with a report on progress with the recommendations in December. There is also a planned periodic HEFCE Assurance Review of the University of Bath due to take place early next year.<\/p>
<\/p>
We are currently consulting on behalf of the new regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), on its new Regulatory Framework, due to come into force for the academic year 2019/20. Under those proposals, the OfS will be responsible for ensuring providers\u2019 governing arrangements are appropriate, which includes requirements for providers in the approved categories to operate openly, honestly, accountably and with integrity, and publish a statement on the steps they have taken to ensure value for money for students and taxpayers.<\/p>
<\/p>
In addition, our proposals are designed to ensure sufficient transparency around senior staff pay, by requiring providers to publish the number of staff paid more than £100,000 per annum, which for staff paid more than £150,000, should include a justification for these salaries.<\/p>"}
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In her employment with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and as a public appointee, Professor Madeleine Atkins is bound by the HEFCE board code of practice for board members, the Nolan Principles and confidentiality required as a HEFCE employee.<\/p>
<\/p>
Ongoing contractual arrangements are a matter between the employee and the HEFCE as the employer.<\/p>"}
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Driving theory test candidates are required to take the multiple choice part of the theory test in English in England and Scotland; candidates in Wales have the option of taking the test in either English or Welsh. Deaf or hard of hearing candidates across GB have the option of taking the test using an on-screen signer using British Sign Language.<\/p>"}
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