The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Royal Northern College of Music) Order 2025
Made: 12th December 2025
Coming into force: 5th January 2026
The Office for Students has requested advice from the relevant body regarding the quality of, and standards applied to, higher education provided by the provider, and has had regard to that advice, in accordance with section 46(1)(a) and (7) of that Act.
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Royal Northern College of Music) Order 2025 and comes into force on 5th January 2026.
Authorisation to grant awards
2
Royal Northern College of Music is authorised to grant research awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(a) of the said Act for a fixed term beginning on 5th January 2026 and expiring at the end of the day on 4th January 2030.
3
Royal Northern College of Music may authorise other institutions to grant such awards as specified in article 2 of this Order on its behalf.
Signed
Jean Arnold — Deputy Director of Quality — Office for Students — 12th December 2025
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order authorises Royal Northern College of Music (UKPRN: 10007837) to grant research awards for a fixed term beginning on 5th January 2026 and expiring at the end of the day on 4th January 2030.
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.
Footnotes
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