Department for Education written question – answered at on 8 April 2020.
Lord Myners
Crossbench
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Charity Commission about any investigation of the governance of Christ Church College, University of Oxford.
Baroness Berridge
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women), The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education
There have been no discussions. Registered higher education (HE) providers’ governance arrangements are matters for the Office for Students (OfS) – the independent regulator of higher education in England. The OfS requires all registered providers to meet the public interest governance principles, and if providers fall short the OfS has powers to intervene.
All HE providers, whether registered or not, are autonomous and self-regulating, and the government can only intervene where statute allows.
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