Designated institution

FOIA Schedule I includes:

• 53 - (1) The governing body of—

• (d) a designated institution for the purposes of Part II of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 as defined by section 72(3) of that Act, or

• (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,

Section 72(3) of the 1992 Act says:

In this Part of this Act “designated institution” means an institution in relation to which a designation made, or having effect as if made, under section 129 of that Act [the Education Reform Act 1988] has effect.

Designations under section 129 are made by SI. Designations include:

• by SI 1989/282, amended by SI 1989/2055 and SI 1990/796:
  • The Polytechnic of Central London
  • Central School of Speech and Drama (London)
  • City of London Polytechnic
  • The Polytechnic of North London
  • Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama (Bexley)
  • The Polytechnic of the South Bank (London)
  • Thames Polytechnic (London)
  • Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln
  • Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education incorporating the College of St Paul and St Mary
  • Chester College of Higher Education
  • Christ Church College of Higher Education (Canterbury)
  • College of Ripon and York St John (North Yorkshire)
  • The College of St Mark and St John Foundation (Plymouth)
  • Harper Adams Agricultural College (Newport, Shropshire)
  • Homerton College, Cambridge
  • King Alfred's College (Winchester)
  • La Sainte Union College of Higher Education (Southampton)
  • Liverpool Institute of Higher Education
  • Newman College (Birmingham)
  • Roehampton Institute of Higher Education
  • Royal Academy of Music (London)
  • Royal College of Music (London)
  • S Martin's College, Lancaster
  • St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill (Twickenham)
  • Trinity and All Saints College (Leeds)
  • Trinity College of Music, London
  • Westhill College (Birmingham)
  • Westminster College (Oxford)
• by SI 1989/2055:
  • Camborne School of Mines
  • Dartington College of Arts (Devon)
  • Derbyshire College of Higher Education
  • West London Institute of Higher Education
  • West Sussex Institute of Higher Education
• Trinity University College (as Trinity College, Carmarthen, by SI 1992/2622 and again by SI 2007/2112)
• by SI 1993/404:
  • Cranfield University (as Cranfield Institute of Technology)
  • Royal College of Art
• Royal Agricultural College (by SI 2001/209)
• Conservatoire for Dance and Drama (by SI 2001/2268)
• Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (by SI 2006/1674)
• Guildhall School of Music and Drama (by SI 2006/1744)