Difficulties finding a trusted and independent body to take on the role of assessing quality in English higher education are adding to uncertainty at a time when much about the government’s future approach to the sector remains unclear.
More than a month after the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) announced that it will relinquish its role as the designated quality body (DQB) in March 2023, discussions are still ongoing over a replacement, with neither the government nor the Office for Students (OfS) providing clarity on the process so far.
