Office for Fair Access
E772142
The Office for Fair Access was a UK public body responsible for promoting and regulating fair access to higher education, particularly for underrepresented and disadvantaged groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office for Fair Access canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-departmental public body
ⓘ
public body ⓘ regulator ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve access for low-income students
ⓘ
increase participation in higher education ⓘ reduce barriers to higher education ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
higher education
ⓘ
higher education colleges ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2018 ⓘ |
| endOfOperations | 2018 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
disadvantaged groups
ⓘ
underrepresented groups ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Higher Education Act 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | OFFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChairperson | Les Ebdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Les Ebdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | no direct predecessor ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
promoting fair access to higher education
ⓘ
regulating fair access to higher education ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Office for Students NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Bristol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| inception | 2004 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Higher Education Act 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bristol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Office for Students NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitors | university performance on access targets ⓘ |
| oversees | widening participation measures ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department for Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea | widening participation in higher education ⓘ |
| regulates |
access agreements
ⓘ
university access plans ⓘ |
| regulatesIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | access agreements for charging higher tuition fees ⓘ |
| sector | education ⓘ |
| shortName | OFFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | 2004 ⓘ |
| supervises | fee limits linked to access performance ⓘ |
| website | https://www.offa.org.uk ⓘ |
| worksWith | higher education institutions in England ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.