Part 1The Office for Students

Powers to grant degrees etc

I143Supplementary powers with authorisation

1

An authorisation under section 42(1) may include power for the provider to authorise other institutions to grant on the provider's behalf—

a

all the authorised taught awards and research awards, or

b

such of those awards as are specified or are of a specified description.

2

An authorisation under section 42(1) includes—

a

power to grant the authorised taught awards or research awards, or such of those awards as are specified or are of a specified description, jointly with another institution,

b

power to deprive a person of an authorised taught award or research award granted by or on behalf of the provider in pursuance of the authorisation,

c

power to grant honorary degrees of any description, or specified honorary degrees, or honorary degrees of a specified description, and

d

power to grant degrees of any description, or specified degrees, or degrees of a specified description, to members of the academic or other staff of the provider.

3

But in the case of a foundation degree only authorisation, the references in subsection (2)(c) and (d) to degrees are to foundation degrees only.

4

In the case of an authorised taught award or research award granted jointly with another institution, the power to deprive mentioned in subsection (2)(b) is only exercisable jointly with that institution.

5

In this section, “authorised” and “specified” have the same meaning as in section 42.