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Title and introductory text
2025 No. 1232
Education, England
The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Blackpool and The Fylde College) Order 2025
Made
24th November 2025
Coming into force
12th December 2025
The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) and section 43(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, makes the following Order.
The Office for Students has requested advice from the relevant body regarding the quality of, and standards applied to, higher education provided by the provider, and has had regard to that advice, in accordance with section 46(1)(a) and (7) of that Act.
Propose a change1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Blackpool and The Fylde College) Order 2025 and comes into force on 12th December 2025.
Propose a change2 Authorisation to grant awards
Blackpool and The Fylde College is authorised to grant taught awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(a) of the said Act for taught awards up to and including bachelor’s level.
Propose a change3 Authorisation to grant awards
The authorisation in article 2 of this Order is for a fixed term beginning on 12th December 2025 and expiring at the end of the day on 11th December 2028.
Propose a change4 Authorisation to grant awards
Blackpool and The Fylde College may authorise other institutions to grant such awards as specified in article 2 of this Order on its behalf.
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