Conclusions and recommendations
Government strategy and support
1. The
Government's loose timetable of "between now and next summer"
for a strategy to promote the Higher Education sector is unacceptable.
The Government has to produce a deliverable strategy to support
UK Universities far more quickly, and in any case before the end
of June 2013. This would give us the opportunity to review it
before the summer recess. (Paragraph 10)
Fudging the facts?
2. If
the Government is to deliver credible response to our recommendations
it needs to set out the facts in far greater depth and detail.
The current evidence base is too weak to justify a policy with
such profound implications for the FE and HE sectors. As a start,
we expect the Government to respond to the questions raised as
a matter of urgency. (Paragraph 16)
Conclusion
3. The
Government's Response was late, woefully short on detail and fails
to take account of recent developments. It seeks to underplay
the urgency of the problem and thus excuse the failure to act
decisively to address this serious matter. The Government should
listen, think again and change course. (Paragraph 18)
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