43rd meeting of the OfS board, 13 February 2025

Agenda and associated papers

1 Chair's welcome

2 Minutes of the meeting of 2 December 2024

3 OfS strategy consultation

A presentation setting out headline feedback from consultation events.

Considered to be exempt from publication.

4 Integrated quality system

A proposal for an integrated quality system.

Considered to be exempt from publication.

5 Restricted: Freedom of speech

An update on next steps for the OfS on free speech and academic freedom in light of the government announcement about the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

Considered to be exempt from publication.

6 OfS data strategy

A presentation setting out an approach and timeline for in year data collection, and overall progress against the data strategy. 

Considered to be exempt from publication. 

7 Risk report

Considered to be exempt from publication. A summary of risks is published in the annual report.

8 Report from the Risk and Audit Committee

9 Financial sustainability

A paper providing an update on developments and priorities for our financial monitoring work and our engagement with the Department for Education on oversight of higher risk providers, and a presentation setting out early trends from providers’ 2024 annual financial returns.  

Considered to be exempt from publication. 

10 Restricted item

11 Chief executive's report

12 OfS performance, resources and finance report

A quantitative report of our core regulatory work and an update on our financial position.

Considered to be exempt from publication. Relevant financial information will be published in the OfS's annual report and accounts in summer 2025.

13 Report from the Provider Risk Committee

A report summarising the December committee meeting.

Considered to be exempt from publication.

14 Political context

A paper to support the board’s understanding of the political and policy context for the OfS’s work.

Considered to be exempt from publication.

15 Student context

A paper to support the board’s understanding of the student context for the OfS’s work and to provide a summary of student insights and engagement.

Considered to be exempt from publication.

16 Sector context

A paper to support the board’s understanding of the sector context for the OfS’s work.

Considered to be exempt from publication.

17 Forward plan for board business

A plan of the business of the board over the next 12 months.

Considered to be exempt from publication.