The former chief executive and chair of the Office for Students will be among the first to give evidence as a House of Lords inquiry into the work of the English higher education regulator begins.
Dame Nicola Dandridge and Sir Michael Barber will appear in front of the Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee on 7 March.
Peers have announced a wide-ranging investigation into the OfS, examining whether its duties are “clear and appropriate”, its relationship with universities and with government and whether it has sufficient powers and expertise.
The financial sustainability of the sector will also be examined, including how the OfS oversees financial risks, such as whether some universities are overly reliant on international student fees. Lords are expected to probe how the OfS considers and manages these risks and what would happen if any provider were to fail.
