Commentary on Sections Part 3 of Schedule 3: Power to charge fees
184.Paragraph 10 allows the designated body to charge fees to registered higher education providers in respect of the costs it will incur when performing its assessment functions. When doing so, it must publish a scheme setting out the fees it will charge and the basis upon which these are calculated, which must be approved by the Commission. The scheme can be revised and re-approved by the Commission.
185.Paragraphs 10(3) to (5) allow for the fees paid by providers to cover general costs incurred by the designated body in performance of assessments across all registered higher education providers, but prevents the total fees paid by all providers from exceeding the total costs incurred by the designated body once any funding provided by the Commission under paragraph 5 is taken into account.