OfS Reportable Events Procedure

Universities are required to report certain significant events or matters to the Office for Students (OfS) to inform the regulator’s risk-based approach to monitoring. These are called “reportable events”.

This guidance is intended to help staff at the College understand what events or matters might constitute a reportable event and what they should do if they become aware of an event that might be reportable.

A reportable event is any event or matter that, in the reasonable judgement of the OfS, negatively affects or could negatively affect the provider’s ability to discharge certain functions; for example:

  1. The provider’s eligibility for registration with the OfS.
  2. The provider's ability to comply with its conditions of registration.

The OfS uses the information received to inform its risk assessment for the College. The size and complexity of auniversity and the context in which an event or matter takes place will be considered by the OfS. The OfS provides guidance about its requirements for reportable events, but it is a university’s responsibility to decide whether a particular event or matter constitutes a reportable event and should be reported.

OfS Reportable Events Process

 

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