Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of the risks identified in the Office for Students (OfS) Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22, what assessment he has made of the ability of the OfS to perform its legislative functions.
The department regularly holds meetings with the Office for Students (OfS), to discuss its resourcing, priorities and performance of its legislative functions. The OfS also reports on its progress against its Key Performance Measures publicly and to the departmental board.
It should also be noted that we, as sponsor department of the OfS, comply at all times with the roles and duties set out in Cabinet Office guidelines for sponsor departments.