The Quality Council for UK Higher Education (formerly known as the UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment (UKSCQA)
The Quality Council for UK Higher Education provides sector-led oversight of those aspects of quality assessment arrangements that continue to be shared across the UK. It will play a key role in promoting quality, standards, and the student interest, and supports a co-regulatory approach by bringing together academic expertise and students with regulatory and other bodies.
UK Quality Code for Higher Education
In October 2017, the Quality Council for UK Higher Education launched an extensive consultation on the UK Quality Code, which was co-ordinated by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) on behalf of all members of The Quality Council for UK Higher Education.
The expectations and practices of the Code form the basis of a fully revised UK Quality Code for Higher Education, which was published in November 2018. The expectations and practices have benefited from valuable engagement across all four nations and the full diversity of the sector, throughout the consultation.
The current UK Quality Code for Higher Education is currently undergoing a comprehensive review, with updates expected to continue until 2027. In the meantime, details of the revised Code can be accessed on the Quality Council for UK Higher Education website.
Important information The Department does not resolve complaints or offer compensation to individuals. Students can raise individual complaints through their respective institutions complaints processes and, if they remain dissatisfied after completing the college or university’s complaints procedure, they can complain to the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman