Part 1: The Office for Students Access and participation Section 29: Power to approve an access and participation plan
This section provides that an English higher education institution may apply to the OfS for its approval of an access and participation plan. The purpose of the plan will be to satisfy an initial or ongoing registration condition relating to access and participation in higher education imposed under section 12.
	The OfS can approve a proposed plan and issue guidance to institutions about the matters it will take into account in considering whether to approve plans. Subsections (5) to (7) allow the Secretary of State to make regulations which deal with the procedure for approval, including the matters that the OfS can take into account for approval purposes and publication requirements.
	This section forms part of the law of England and Wales.