37th meeting of the OfS board, 12 December 2023

Agenda and associated papers

1 Chair's welcome

2 Minutes from the meeting of 28 September 2023

3 Chief executive's report

Annex A: OfS communications review

Exempt from publication due to copyright.  

4 OfS Public Bodies Review

A paper setting out the process, timeframe and Terms of Reference for the upcoming Public Bodies Review of the OfS.

Details of the review are on the DfE website: Independent review of the Office for Students: review process.

Exempt from publication.

5 Developing the next OfS strategy

A paper setting out the process for developing the next strategy.

Exempt from publication – policy in development

6 Financial sustainability and market exit cases

A paper on the increasing risks related to financial resilience in the higher education sector.

Exempt from publication due to commercial sensitivities.

7 Risk report

The latest report on the current strategic and principal (high) corporate risks.

Exempt from publication. A summary of risk information is published in our annual report.

8 Finance report

An update on the financial position of the Office for Students at the end of period 7 (31 October 2023).

Exempt from publication. Full financial disclosure is in the annual report and accounts.

9 Report from the student panel

10 Report from the Quality Assessment Committee

11 Report from the Provider Risk Committee

A report summarising the November committee meeting.

Exempt from publication due to commercial sensitivities.

12 Report from the Risk and Audit Committee

A verbal report summarising the December committee meeting.

13 Report from the Remuneration and Nominations Committee

A report summarising the November committee meeting.

Exempt from publication due to sensitivities.

14 Restricted item

Exempt from publication.

15 Restricted item

Exempt from publication.