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Executive summary ............................................................................................. 3  \nSummary of requirements for HE providers ......................................................... 5  \n2. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 10  \nBackground........................................................................................................ 10  \nPurpose and scope ............................................................................................ 12  \nWho is this advice for? ....................................................................................... 13  \nWhat does this advice cover? ............................................................................ 13  \nWhat do HE providers need to do? .................................................................... 15  \nWhat happens if HE providers do not comply with the law? .............................. 15  \nWhere can HE providers get further advice? ..................................................... 19  \n3. Overview of legislation ....................................................................................... 20  \nConsumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008............................. 20  \nConsumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 ............................................................................................... 20  \nUnfair terms (Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015) ..................................... 21  \nOther relevant legislation ................................................................................... 22  \n4. Information provision – ensuring that prospective students are given the information they need in order to make informed decisions ............................... 24  \nInformation provision during your interaction with prospective students ............ 25  \nStage 1: research and application...................................................................... 28  \nStage 2: the offer ............................................................................................... 35  \nStage 3: enrolment............................................................................................. 44  \n5. Ensuring that terms and conditions between HE providers and students are fair........................................................................................................................... 47  \nEnsure that your terms are easily located and accessible and that important terms are drawn to prospective students’ attention before they accept an offer 48  \nEnsure that your terms are transparent, clear and unambiguous ...................... 50  \nEnsure that your terms are fair and balanced .................................................... 50  \nTerms that allow a wide discretion to vary ......................................................... 52  \nTerms that seek to limit liability .......................................................................... 58  \nBlanket intellectual property rights terms ........................................................... 61  \nTerms that prevent students from progressing if they owe non-tuition fee debts 62  \n6. 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