32nd meeting of the OfS board, 3 February 2023

Agenda and associated papers

1.1 Chair's welcome

2.1 Approval of minutes from 8 December 2022 board meeting

3.1 Chief executive's report

Annex A cannot be published for copyright reasons.

Annex B exempt from publication – locally sensitive information. Summary risk information will be published in the OfS's annual report and accounts.

4.1 Delivering quality assessment functions from 1 April 2023

An update to the board on plans for delivering assessments relating to quality and standards and degree awarding powers from April 2023.

Exempt from publication – policy in development. Please see our briefing notes setting out the OfS's approach to regulating quality and standards and the statutory framework for quality and standards.

5.1 Freedom of speech and academic freedom

An update to the board on the progress of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill through Parliament and the key implications for the OfS.

Exempt from publication – policy in development. The current version of the Bill can be found on the Parliament website.

6.1 Finance report

An update to the board on the OfS's programme and administration funding.

Exempt from publication – locally sensitive information. Full financial disclosure will be made in the OfS's annual report and accounts.

7.1 Report from the Provider Risk Committee

A report to the board summarising the outcomes of recent Provider Risk Committee meetings.

Exempt from publication – legally privileged information.

8.1 Report from the Quality Assessment Committee

9.1 Report from the Risk and Audit Committee

10.1 Update from the student panel

Minutes from previous panel meetings are available on our student panel webpage.