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RPC opinion: The Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 - impact assessment

The RPC's opinion of the Department for Education's impact assessment for the regulations laid in draft before Parliament on 21 January 2026.

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 26 January 2026

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RPC opinion: The Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 - impact assessment

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The Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 aim to increase the limits on tuition fees that higher education providers can charge students studying undergraduate courses in the 2026/27 and 2027/28 academic years.

The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) gave a ‘green’ rating to the impact assessment (IA) for the draft regulations on 14 January 2026. This means that we considered the IA to be fit for purpose based on our scrutiny of the evidence and analysis supporting the case for why regulation is necessary. 

The RPC’s opinion refers to the evidence and analysis presented in the IA, not the policy itself.

Published 26 January 2026