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Education Act 2011

Part 9: Student finance

42.This Part includes measures that form part of a package of higher education reforms announced in an oral statement in the House of Commons on 3 November 2010(1) and later refined in a written statement on 8 December 2010,(2) in response to the Browne Review.(3) It will apply the tuition fees cap for full-time courses on a pro rata basis to part-time courses, and increases the cap on the interest rates that can be charged on new student loans.

1

Higher Education Funding, 3 Nov 2010; Hansard: Column 924, available at http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/Back [1]

2

Higher Education Funding and Student Finance, 8 Dec 2010; Hansard: Column 19WS, available at http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/Back [2]

3

Securing a Sustainable Future for Higher Education: An Independent Review of Higher Education Funding & Student Finance, 12 October 2010, available at www.independent.gov.uk/browne-reportBack [3]

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