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UK Law Reference
All sections of Higher Education and Research Act 2017
2017 c. 29, s.69

Section 69 — Studies for improving economy, efficiency and effectiveness

This version in force from 2019-08-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) The OfS may arrange for studies designed to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management or operations of a registered higher education provider to be promoted or carried out by a person.

(2) A person promoting or carrying out such studies at the request of the OfS (“a researcher”) may require the governing body of the provider concerned—

(a) to provide the researcher or an authorised person with such information as the researcher may reasonably require for that purpose, and

(b) to make available for inspection, to the researcher or an authorised person, their accounts and such other documents as the researcher may reasonably require for that purpose.

(3) “Authorised person” means a person authorised by the researcher.