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Section 90(1) defines a higher education corporation to be:
Section 90(1) defines a higher education corporation to be:
:a body corporate established under section 121 or 122 of the Education Reform Act 1988, including those sections as applied by section 227(4) of that Act (application to Wales), or a body corporate which has become a higher education corporation by virtue of section 122A of that Act
:a body corporate established under section 121 or 122 of the {{ukpga|1988|40|Education Reform Act 1988}}, including those sections as applied by section 227(4) of that Act (application to Wales), or a body corporate which has become a higher education corporation by virtue of section 122A of that Act


Section 121 is about the initial establishment of HECs for LEA-run institutions.  Section 122 is about creating new HECs from LEA-run institutions, and section 122A is about turning FECs into HECs.  All of these are done by order.
Section 121 is about the initial establishment of HECs for LEA-run institutions.  Section 122 is about creating new HECs from LEA-run institutions, and section 122A is about turning FECs into HECs.  All of these are done by order.
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Many HECs are also universities by virtue of section 77 of the 1992 Act, which states that any HEC with "university" in its name is a university unless "university" is immediately followed by "college" or "collegiate".
Many HECs are also universities by virtue of section 77 of the 1992 Act, which states that any HEC with "university" in its name is a university unless "university" is immediately followed by "college" or "collegiate".


On WhatDoTheyKnow, HECs are filed under {{tag|hei|hei}} and {{tag|university|university}}.
On WhatDoTheyKnow, HECs are filed under {{tag|hei|hei}}, {{tag|university|university}}, and {{tag|university_college|university_college}}.


==Section 121==
==Section 121==
The only order under this section appears to be [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1988/Uksi_19881799_en_1.htm SI 1988/1799], which incorporated:
The main order under this section appears to be {{uksi|1988|1799}}, which incorporated:
*{{WDTK|Bath Spa University|bath_spa_university}} (as Bath College of Higher Education)
*{{WDTK|Bath Spa University|bath_spa_university}} (as Bath College of Higher Education)
*{{WDTK|Birmingham City University|birmingham_city_university}} (as City of Birmingham Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|Birmingham City University|birmingham_city_university}} (as City of Birmingham Polytechnic)
*Bolton Institute of Higher Education
*{{WDTK|University of Bolton|university_of_bolton}} (as Bolton Institute of Higher Education)
*{{WDTK|University of Brighton|university_of_brighton}} (as Brighton Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|University of Brighton|university_of_brighton}} (as Brighton Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|University of the West of England|uwe}} (as Bristol Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|University of the West of England|uwe}} (as Bristol Polytechnic)
*Bulmershe College of Higher Education
*{{WDTK|Coventry University|coventry_university}} (as Coventry Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|Coventry University|coventry_university}} (as Coventry Polytechnic)
*Dorset Institute of Higher Education
*{{WDTK|Bournemouth University|bournemouth_university}} (as Dorset Institute of Higher Education)
*Ealing College of Higher Education
*{{WDTK|University of West London|university_of_west_london}} (as Ealing College of Higher Education)
*{{WDTK|Edge Hill University|edge_hill_university}} (as Edge Hill College of Higher Education)
*{{WDTK|Edge Hill University|edge_hill_university}} (as Edge Hill College of Higher Education)
*Essex Institute of Higher Education
*{{WDTK|Anglia Ruskin University|anglia_ruskin_university}} (as Essex Institute of Higher Education)
*{{WDTK|University of Hertfordshire|university_of_hertfordshire}} (as Hatfield Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|University of Hertfordshire|university_of_hertfordshire}} (as Hatfield Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|University of Huddersfield|university_of_huddersfield}} (as The Polytechnic, Huddersfield)
*{{WDTK|University of Huddersfield|university_of_huddersfield}} (as The Polytechnic, Huddersfield)
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*{{WDTK|Teesside University|teesside_university}} (as Teesside Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|Teesside University|teesside_university}} (as Teesside Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|Nottingham Trent University|nottingham_trent_university}} (as Trent Polytechnic)
*{{WDTK|Nottingham Trent University|nottingham_trent_university}} (as Trent Polytechnic)
*West Midlands College of Higher Education
*{{WDTK|University of Wolverhampton|university_of_wolverhampton}} (as The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton)
*{{WDTK|University of Wolverhampton|university_of_wolverhampton}} (as The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton)
*{{WDTK|University of Worcester|university_of_worcester}} (as Worcester College of Higher Education)
*{{WDTK|University of Worcester|university_of_worcester}} (as Worcester College of Higher Education)
We also have:
* {{WDTK|Southampton Solent University|southampton_solent_university}} (as Southampton Institute of Higher Education, by {{uksi|1989|17}})


==Section 122==
==Section 122==
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1988/Uksi_19881800_en_1.htm SI 1988/1800]
The following have been incorporated:
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1988/Uksi_19881801_en_1.htm SI 1988/1801]
* {{WDTK|University College Falmouth|university_college_falmouth}} (as Falmouth School of Art and Design, by {{uksi|1988|1801}}, amended by {{uksi|1988|1888}})
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1988/Uksi_19881888_en_1.htm SI 1988/1888]
* Incorporated by {{uksi|1988|2283}}:
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1988/Uksi_19882283_en_1.htm SI 1988/2283]
** {{WDTK|Buckinghamshire New University|buckinghamshire_new_university}} (as Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education)
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19890017_en_1.htm SI 1989/17]
** {{WDTK|University of Bedfordshire|university_of_bedfordshire}} (as Luton College of Higher Education)
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19892242_en_1.htm SI 1989/2242]
* Incorporated by {{uksi|1991|1976}}:
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19892418_en_1.htm SI 1989/2418]
** {{WDTK|Cardiff Metropolitan University|cardiff_metropolitan_university}} (as Cardiff Institute of Higher Education)
* Incorporated by {{uksi|1991|1976}} (but probably mostly renamed or dissolved since then):
** {{WDTK|University of Wales, Newport|university_of_wales_newport}} (as Gwent College of Higher Education)
** Cardiff Institute of Higher Education
** {{WDTK|University of Glamorgan|university_of_glamorgan}} (as The Polytechnic of Wales)
** Gwent College of Higher Education
** {{WDTK|Swansea Metropolitan University|swansea_metropolitan_university}} (as Swansea Institute of Higher Education)
** The Polytechnic of Wales
** {{WDTK|Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama|royal_welsh_college_of_music_and_drama}} (as The Welsh College of Music and Drama)
** Swansea Institute of Higher Education
* {{WDTK|Glyndŵr University|glyndwr_university}} (as North East Wales Institute of Higher Education Higher Education Corporation, by {{uksi|1993|56}})
** The Welsh College of Music and Drama


==Section 122A==
==Section 122A==
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* {{WDTK|Northern School of Contemporary Dance|northern_school_of_contemporary_dance}} (transferred, as Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds Further Education Corporation, by {{uksi|1994|2018}})
* {{WDTK|Northern School of Contemporary Dance|northern_school_of_contemporary_dance}} (transferred, as Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds Further Education Corporation, by {{uksi|1994|2018}})
* {{WDTK|Writtle Agricultural College Higher Education Corporation|writtle_college}} (transferred, as Writtle Agricultural College Further Education Corporation, by {{uksi|1994|2019}})
* {{WDTK|Writtle Agricultural College Higher Education Corporation|writtle_college}} (transferred, as Writtle Agricultural College Further Education Corporation, by {{uksi|1994|2019}})
* {{WDTK|The Arts Institute at Bournemouth|the_arts_institute_at_bournemouth}} (transferred, as The Arts Institute at Bournemouth Further Education Corporation, by {{uksi|2001|337}})
* {{WDTK|The Arts University College at Bournemouth|the_arts_university_college_at_bournemouth}} (transferred, as The Arts Institute at Bournemouth Further Education Corporation, by {{uksi|2001|337}})
* {{WDTK|University College Birmingham|university_college_birmingham}} (transferred, as Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies, by {{uksi|2002|1136}})
* {{WDTK|University College Birmingham|university_college_birmingham}} (transferred, as Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies, by {{uksi|2002|1136}})
* {{WDTK|Leeds College of Music|leeds_college_of_music}} (transferred by {{uksi|2005|1792}})
* {{WDTK|Leeds College of Art|leeds_college_of_art}} (transferred by {{uksi|2011|1676}})
* {{WDTK|Plymouth College of Art|plymouth_college_of_art}} (transferred by {{uksi|2014|1507}})
 
[[Category: types of public authority]]

Latest revision as of 19:52, 4 July 2014

FOIA Schedule I includes:

  • 53 - (1) The governing body of—
  • (2) In sub-paragraph (1)—
  • (a) “governing body” is to be interpreted in accordance with subsection (1) of section 90 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 but without regard to subsection (2) of that section,
  • (c) in paragraph (c), “higher education corporation” has the meaning given by section 90(1) of that Act, and

Section 90(1) defines a higher education corporation to be:

a body corporate established under section 121 or 122 of the Education Reform Act 1988, including those sections as applied by section 227(4) of that Act (application to Wales), or a body corporate which has become a higher education corporation by virtue of section 122A of that Act

Section 121 is about the initial establishment of HECs for LEA-run institutions. Section 122 is about creating new HECs from LEA-run institutions, and section 122A is about turning FECs into HECs. All of these are done by order.

Many HECs are also universities by virtue of section 77 of the 1992 Act, which states that any HEC with "university" in its name is a university unless "university" is immediately followed by "college" or "collegiate".

On WhatDoTheyKnow, HECs are filed under hei, university, and university_college.

Section 121

The main order under this section appears to be SI 1988/1799, which incorporated:

We also have:

Section 122

The following have been incorporated:

Section 122A