Part 1: The Office for Students Powers to grant degrees etc Section 50: Validation by authorised providers
This section enables the OfS to commission registered higher education providers with degree awarding powers to offer to validate other registered higher education providers’ taught awards. Validation, for the purposes of this section, is where an institution with degree awarding powers grants taught awards to students at another provider, or authorises another provider to grant taught awards on its behalf.
	This section forms part of the law of England and Wales.