Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 871
Education, England
The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Luminate Education Group) Order 2024
Made
15th August 2024
Coming into force
1st September 2024
The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 42(1) and 43(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017( 1 ), makes the following Order.
The Office for Students has requested advice from the relevant body regarding the quality of, and standards applied to, higher education provided by the provider, and has had regard to that advice in accordance with section 46(1)(a) and (7) of that Act.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Luminate Education Group) Order 2024 and shall come into force on 1st September 2024.
Authorisation to grant awards
2. Luminate Education Group is authorised to grant taught awards as defined in section 42(3) of the said Act for taught awards up to and including bachelor’s degree awards.
3. The authorisation in article 2 is for a fixed term beginning on 1st September 2024 and expiring on 31st August 2028.
4. Luminate Education Group is authorised to grant foundation degrees as defined in section 42(3) of the said Act for an indefinite period beginning on 1 st September 2024.
5. Luminate Education Group may authorise other institutions to grant such awards as specified in article 2 and article 4 of this Order on its behalf.
Jean Arnold
Deputy Director of Quality
Office for Students
15th August 2024