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The Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) has updated its website pulling together information and guidance on student complaints relating to Covid-19 and industrial action...

The Skills & Post-16 Education Bill was introduced to Parliament in the House of Lords and contains a range of provisions ....

The Office for Students has recently published Prevent monitoring data. Some emerging themes are ...

In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tragedy, the government introduced a raft of proposals and measures to address both the issue of cladding as well as other fire safety issues...

The possibility of new Government policy introducing so–called “vaccine passports” requirements across the HE/student relationship has been reported through a variety of media sources this week, prompting strong views both for and against. 

The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the “Act”) is the UK’s most recent piece of legislation to protect sensitive sectors of the UK economy which are relevant to UK national security. 

The National Microbiology Framework is a new national public health procurement scheme. It will help to ensure laboratories as well as other diagnostic and treatment services have...

The first PPN, PPN 05/21, sets out information and guidance for contracting authorities on the National Procurement Policy Statement. It applies to all contracting authorities...

The High Court’s decision in February 2021 not to disqualify the directors (i.e. the trustees) of the charity, Kids Company, for financial mismanagement was widely reported.

Is the future for learning, teaching and collaboration online or will students, staff and stakeholders all be back to “normal” on campus soon? 

Following yesterday’s Queen’s Speech setting out the Government’s new programme of legislation, a new Bill received its first reading in the House of Commons today on freedom of speech in English higher education institutions.