The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Spurgeon’s College) (Revocation) Order 2026
This Order, made by the Office for Students under powers granted by the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, formally revokes the 2022 Order and the 2025 Amendment Order that previously granted degree-awarding powers to Spurgeon's College, because the college is no longer a registered higher education provider in England.
Arguments For
Ensures regulatory compliance by removing powers from an institution no longer meeting the criteria to hold them.
Streamlines the regulatory landscape by cancelling obsolete instruments related to Spurgeon's College's status.
Reflects the factual status of Spurgeon's College, which has ceased operating as a registered higher education provider.
Arguments Against
Potential disruption for any residual students or ongoing academic arrangements associated with the college if not managed correctly during the transition (though the revocation itself is administrative).
Lack of immediate detail provided within the Order regarding the fate of students or assets following the provider's cessation.
Minor administrative burden created by needing to update regulatory guidance and records to reflect the revoked orders.
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 394
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Spurgeon's College) (Revocation) Order 2026
Made - - - -
7th April 2026
Coming into force - -
27th April 2026
The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 42(1) and 44(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017( 1 ), makes the following Order.
The Office for Students has complied with the procedure on giving notifications in accordance with section 48 of that Act.
This instrument is a Statutory Instrument made under UK law, specifically numbered 2026 No. 394, pertaining to Education in England.
It is titled "The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Spurgeon's College) (Revocation) Order 2026."
The order was officially made on April 7th, 2026, and comes into legal effect on April 27th, 2026.
The Office for Students enacted this Order using the authority granted under sections 42(1) and 44(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017.
Furthermore, the Office for Students confirmed it followed the correct notification procedures outlined in section 48 of that same Act before making this revocation.
Citation and commencement
- This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Spurgeon's College) (Revocation) Order 2026 and comes into force on 27th April 2026.
This section provides the official title under which the legal instrument can be referenced.
It establishes that the formal citation is the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Spurgeon's College) (Revocation) Order 2026.
It confirms the commencement date, stating that the Order becomes legally effective on April 27th, 2026.
Revocation
- The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Spurgeon's College) Order 2022( 2 ) is revoked.
- The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Spurgeon's College) (Amendment) Order 2025( 3 ) is revoked.
This is the core operative part of the legal document, detailing which previous permissions are being cancelled.
It explicitly states that the original authorization given to Spurgeon's College via the 2022 Order is revoked.
Additionally, any subsequent changes made to those initial powers in 2025, specified in the Amendment Order 2025, are also revoked by this new instrument.
7th April 2026
( 1 ) 2017 c. 29.
( 2 ) S.I. 2022/640.
( 3 ) S.I. 2025/637.
David Smy Deputy Director of Enabling Regulation Office for Students
The date April 7th, 2026, marks the completion of the order signing.
The subsequent annotations refer to the source legislation and previous instruments being affected.
Reference (1) cites the primary legislation (2017 c. 29), while (2) and (3) cite the specific Statutory Instruments from 2022 and 2025 that are now being withdrawn.
David Smy, Deputy Director of Enabling Regulation for the Office for Students, is the named official who signed and enacted this revocation.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order revokes the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Spurgeon's College) Order 2022 and the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Spurgeon's College) (Amendment) Order 2025 as Spurgeon's College has ceased to be a registered higher education provider.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses and civil society organisations. The instrument has no impact on the public sector.
The Explanatory Note clarifies the purpose, noting that it is not legally part of the Order itself.
The instrument cancels the 2022 and 2025 Orders because Spurgeon's College no longer holds a registration as a higher education institution.
Because this revocation is an administrative measure dealing with an institution that has already stopped operating as a registered provider, no formal impact assessment was conducted, as there is no anticipated effect on businesses, civil society groups, or the public sector.
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