United Kingdom Statutory Instruments

(a) omit—


(i) "The London Institute";

(ii) "University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology";

(iii) "Presbyterian Theological Faculty, Ireland";

(iv) "University of Surrey, Roehampton";

(v) "The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College";



(b) for "Anglia Polytechnic University", substitute "Anglia Ruskin University";

(c) after "The Archbishop of Canterbury", insert "University of the Arts, London";

(d) for "Bath Spa University College", substitute "Bath Spa University";

(e) for "Bolton Institute of Higher Education", substitute "The University of Bolton";

(f) for "Canterbury Christ Church University College", substitute "Canterbury Christ Church University";

(g) after "Canterbury Christ Church University", insert "Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)";

(h) after "University of Central Lancashire", insert "University of Chester";

(i) for "University College, Chichester", substitute "University of Chichester";

(j) after "Cranfield University", insert "University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester";

(k) after "University of East London", insert "Edge Hill College of Higher Education";

(l) after "University of Exeter", insert "University College Falmouth";

(m) for "Liverpool Hope University College", substitute "Liverpool Hope University";

(n) for "University College Northampton", substitute "The University of Northampton";

(o) after "The Robert Gordon University", insert "Roehampton University";

(p) after "University of Southampton", insert "Southampton Solent University";

(q) for "University of Wales", substitute "University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)";

(r) after "University of Westminster", insert "University of Winchester";

(s) for "University College Worcester", substitute "University of Worcester";

(t) after "University of York", insert "York St John College";

(u) after "Birkbeck College", insert "The Central School of Speech and Drama";

(v) for "Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine", substitute "Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (also known as Imperial College, London)";

(w) for "Queen Mary and Westfield College", substitute "Queen Mary and Westfield College (also known as Queen Mary, University of London)";

(x) for "Royal Holloway and Bedford New College", substitute "Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (also known as Royal Holloway, University of London)".

Bill Rammell
Minister of State Department for Education and Skills

21st October 2005

(a) universities, colleges or other bodies authorised by Royal Charter or by or under Act of Parliament to grant degrees; or

(b) bodies which are for the time being permitted by any body falling within (a) to act on its behalf in the granting of degrees.

Section 214 of the 1988 Act makes it an offence for any person to grant, offer to grant or issue any invitation relating to any award which is not a recognised award but which may be taken to be an award granted or to be granted by a United Kingdom institution and is either described as a degree or may reasonably be taken to be a degree.

"Recognised awards" include awards granted or to be granted by a recognised body. Any body listed in the 2003 Order is conclusively presumed to be a recognised body for the purposes of section 214.

This Order amends the 2003 Order so as to update the list of bodies that contained in the Schedule to that Order. A number of bodies are omitted from the Schedule, as they no longer have degree awarding powers or have merged with other bodies. This Order also adds a number of new bodies to the Schedule, as these bodies now appear to the Secretary of State to fall within either (a) or (b) above. A number of minor amendments have also been made to the Schedule to take account of name changes since the 2003 Order was made.

A full Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business or charities.