Part 1: The Office for Students Powers to grant degrees etc Section 49: Appeals against variation or revocation of authorisation
This section provides for appeals to the First-tier Tribunal against a decision by the OfS to vary or revoke degree awarding powers. Providers may appeal against a decision to vary or revoke degree awarding powers. They may also appeal against the date on which a variation or revocation takes effect. If the appeal includes an appeal about a decision to revoke degree awarding powers, then the Tribunal must consider the decision afresh and the grounds for appeal are not limited. Otherwise, a provider can appeal on the grounds that the decision (i.e. to vary degree awarding powers or to specify a particular date on which the variation or revocation takes effect) was based on an error of fact, was wrong in law, or was unreasonable. The Tribunal has the power to withdraw or confirm the OfS’s decision, vary the date on which the variation or revocation is to take effect and may remit the decision (and matters relating to it) to the OfS. If the appeal includes an appeal about a decision to revoke degree awarding powers, then the Tribunal can also substitute the OfS’s decision with any other decision that the OfS could have made.
	This section forms part of the law of England and Wales.