Higher Education Funding Council for England
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The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom, which was responsible for the distribution of funding for higher education to universities and further education colleges in England since 1992. It ceased to exist as of 1 April 2018, when its duties were divided between the newly created Office for Students and Research England (operating within United Kingdom Research and Innovation).
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1992 |
Preceding agency |
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Dissolved | 2018 |
Superseding agency |
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Type | Non-departmental public body |
Jurisdiction | England |
Headquarters | Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SR |
Employees | c.260 |
Annual budget | £3.5 bn (2016–17)[2] |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executives |
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Parent agency | Department for Education |
Website | www.hefce.ac.uk |
Most universities are charities and HEFCE (rather than the Charity Commission for England and Wales) was their principal regulator. HEFCE therefore had the duty to promote compliance with charity law by the universities for which it was responsible.