Part 1: The Office for Students Powers to grant degrees etc Section 42: Authorisation to grant degrees etc
This section enables the OfS to authorise, by order, registered higher education providers to grant taught and research awards (including degrees). Specific requirements are imposed where the authorisation is to grant only foundation degrees, including that the registered higher education provider being authorised must be an English further education provider.
	Degree awarding powers may be of a specified nature (e.g. single subject degree awarding powers), they may be time-limited and they may restrict the provider’s ability to grant awards to students who are enrolled at the provider when they complete their courses of study.
	This section forms part of the law of England and Wales.