Other Provisions in The Bill
The Higher Education Bill also includes several less well-known provisions:
- Creation of an Office for Fair Access (OFFA) to oversee the approval and review of universities' plans with regards fees.
- Transfer of additional powers to the Welsh Assembly, including a separate equivalent to OFFA and the right to organise both student support and tuition fees independently.
- A new body for dealing with student complaints which universities will be legally bound to deal with.
- An Arts and Humanities Research Council equivalent to existing Science and Technology Councils, as a replacement for the current Arts and Humanities Research Board. This is the only aspect of the Act to directly affect Scotland and Northern Ireland
Read more about this topic: Higher Education Act 2004
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