Office for Students

Office for Students
Agency overview

Formed	1 January 2018
Preceding agencies	Higher Education Funding Council for England, Office for Fair Access Universities Funding Council, Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council (1988–92)
Type	Non-departmental public body
Jurisdiction	England
Minister responsible	Minister of State for Skills
Agency executives	David Behan, Interim Chair Susan Lapworth, Chief Executive
Parent department	Department for Education
Website	www.officeforstudents.org.uk

The Office for Students (OfS) is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education of the United Kingdom Government. It acts as the regulator and competition authority for the higher education sector in England.