Simon Hughes: OFFA gets strong mandate to enforce equal access

February 10, 2011 1:39 PM
Originally published by UK Liberal Democrats

Commenting on today's letter to the Office for Fair Access, the Government's Advocate for Access to Education and Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Simon Hughes said:

"I welcome today's letter from the Secretary of State to the Director of the Office for Fair Access.

"The guidance set out in the letter gives him the strongest mandate he has ever had to enforce real and meaningful requirements on universities to open their doors to all."