Office for Students

Office for Students
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 2018
Preceding agencies	Higher Education Funding Council for England, Office for Fair Access; Universities Funding Council, Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council (1988–92);
Type	Non-departmental public body
Jurisdiction	England
Minister responsible	Minister of State for Skills;
Agency executives	David Behan, Interim Chair; Susan Lapworth, Chief Executive;
Parent department	Department for Education
Website	www.officeforstudents.org.uk

The Office for Students (OfS) is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education of the United Kingdom Government. It acts as the regulator and competition authority for the higher education sector in England.^[1]

^ "Office for Students Framework Document" (PDF). Office for Students. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018. The OfS is a non-Departmental public body of the Department, established by the Act to fulfil a role as the main regulator of higher education in England.