Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the condition B3 continuation metric used by the Office for Students will be reviewed ahead of the rollout of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

The Office for Students (OfS) strategy sets out their plans to develop a new integrated approach to quality regulation following recommendations in the OfS Public Bodies Review. It is considering how to integrate B3 student outcomes data into the system and will engage with institutions and students as it develops its new approach. It is also considering measures for student outcomes from modular provision as part of wider work to prepare for the implementation of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.