(1)The Secretary of State may make grants to UKRI of such amounts, and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(2)Where a grant is made in respect of functions exercisable by Research England pursuant to arrangements under section 97, terms and conditions under subsection (1) in respect of those functions may be imposed only if—
(a)they are requirements to be met before financial support of a specified amount or of a specified description is given by Research England in respect of activities carried out by an institution, and
(b)they apply to every institution, or every institution within a specified description, in respect of whose activities that support may be provided.
(3)Where a grant is made in respect of functions exercisable by Research England pursuant to arrangements under section 97, any terms and conditions under subsection (1) in respect of those functions may not be framed by reference to—
(a)particular courses of study or programmes of research (including the contents of courses or programmes and the manner in which they are taught, supervised or assessed), or
(b)the criteria for the selection and appointment of academic staff and for the admission of students.
(4)Terms and conditions under subsection (1) may, in particular—
(a)provide for the allocation of the whole or a part of the grant to a particular Council and for subsequent changes in that allocation,
(b)enable the Secretary of State to require the repayment, in whole or in part, of sums paid by the Secretary of State if any of the terms and conditions subject to which the sums were paid is not complied with, and
(c)require the payment of interest in respect of any period during which a sum due to the Secretary of State in accordance with any of the terms and conditions remains unpaid.
(5)Where the Secretary of State makes a grant to UKRI under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must publish—
(a)the amount of the grant, and
(b)if the terms and conditions of the grant allocate the whole or a part of that amount to a particular Council—
(i)the name of the Council, and
(ii)the amount of the grant which is so allocated to it.
(6)In this section “specified” means specified in the terms and conditions.
Commencement Information
I1S. 101 in force at 30.3.2018 by S.I. 2018/241, reg. 3(a)