Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many providers are delivering Level 4, 5 and 6 courses eligible for Advanced Learner Loan funding; and how many providers delivering these courses are registered with the Office for Students.

In academic year 2021/2022, there were 305 providers in England delivering Level 4, 5 or 6 Advanced Learner Loans funded courses. On 11 July 2023, 140 of those 305 providers were Office for Students (OfS) registered. These statistics can be found at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-and-skills#explore-data-and-files.

The Government has decided that the OfS will be the regulator of all providers for the delivery of Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) funded provision. The OfS will consult on introducing a new category of registration for providers of courses formerly funded by Advanced Learner Loans, that are not registered with OfS. This includes initial and ongoing conditions that will be applicable for third category providers. More information on this can be found in the LLE consultation response, which can be accessed here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1140599/Lifelong_Loan_Entitlement_Consultation_Response.pdf.