Office for Students writes to higher education providers – Information request in relation to COVID-19

The Office for Students has written to higher education providers to request information on an ongoing basis about confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) at their institutions.

The letter has been sent directly to providers registered by the OfS, with the exception of those further education colleges and sixth form colleges that are registered with the OfS and also regulated by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). 

For those further education colleges and sixth form colleges, we will rely on information provided to us by the EFSA to fulfil our regulatory needs.

We are taking this approach to avoid duplicating the arrangements for collection of similar information that the ESFA has in place.