Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase the registration fee universities are required to pay to the Office for Students.

Under the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, the department sets the Office for Student’s (OfS) registration fees, which are paid by registered higher education (HE) providers.

No final decision has been made on any fee increase. The department is currently considering the level those fees should be set at for the 2023/24 academic year, to ensure that the OfS can perform its important functions effectively, ensuring students receive high quality education and value for money.

This includes continuing investigations to address pockets of low quality HE provision and deliver new duties under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill.