OfS accused of lack of transparency over 30 standards probes

English regulator ‘making it up as it goes along’, critics say

Published on
June 23, 2023
Last updated
July 3, 2023
John Morgan
Ermine Street Guard demonstrate the tortoise defensive manoeuvre in display of fighting skills to illustrate OfS accused of lack of transparency over 30 standards probes
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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by m.... on June 23, 2023 - 12:21pm
The lack of confidence in OfS goes far beyond muddled opaque processes. Where is the evidence of their competence to even make the sort of judgements they claim to be able to make?
#2 Submitted by k.s.... on June 23, 2023 - 6:27pm
OfS stands for Office for Stupidity they have no clue what they are doing and will do whatever to justify their existence. Full of failed academics and bureaucrats probably the worst possible combination. Get rid of them and stop wasting money feeding them any info etc

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