Higher Education (Widening Access and Participation) Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Aims to widen access to higher education and increase participation.
• Could place duties on higher education providers to take steps to widen participation and to report on progress.
• May introduce monitoring and transparency measures to track progress toward participation goals.
• Encourages collaboration between schools, colleges and universities to support potential entrants.
• Is at its 1st Reading in the Lords; the next step is the 2nd Reading in the Lords, followed by further Parliamentary stages.

Progress

The Bill has just started its journey in the Lords (1st Reading). The next step is the 2nd Reading in the Lords, after which it will go through Committee, Report, and other standard stages as it moves toward becoming law.