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Finance collection

Known issues (C21031)

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Stage 3: Credibility checks

Once we have analysed your committed return, data quality queries will be posted onto the Issue Management System data quality database. Relevant users will be notified by email when these queries are available to view. The Issue Management System User Guide provides help on using the Issue Management System.

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What is the Finance stream?

We collect data across a number of streams. These streams focus on different aspects of higher education.

The Finance stream collects financial information on the activities of Northern Irish, Welsh and Scottish higher education providers. Details of what information needs to be returned to HESA are included in the Coverage document found in the Coding manual.

Known issues (C20031)

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Tuition fees and education contracts (2017/18)

For 2017/18, Edge Hill University incorrectly returned £104k in UK domicile students, Full-time undergraduate, Other source of fee and £152k in UK domicile students, Part-time undergraduate, Other source of fee instead of in Non-credit bearing course fees (Table 6 Tuition fees and education contracts).

Expenditure - breakdown by activity and HESA cost centre

For 2018/19, AECC University College incorrectly returned £37k in 202 Central administration and services instead of Premises, Other expenditure, and £29k in Other expenditure, Other instead of 106 Anatomy and physiology, for Other staff costs in ‘Expenditure - breakdown by activity and HESA cost centre’.

Research grants and contracts - breakdown by source of income and HESA cost centre

For 2018/19, The University of Cumbria incorrectly returned £12k in 135 Education instead of 202 Central administration and services, for 5 UK central government tax credits for research and development expenditure on ‘Research grants and contracts - breakdown by source of income and HESA cost centre’.

Expenditure - breakdown by activity and HESA cost centre

For 2018/19, The University of Liverpool incorrectly returned the value for 202 Central administration and services, Other operating expenses for the ‘Expenditure - breakdown by activity and HESA cost centre’. The correct value is £2,794k.

Known issues (C19031)

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Collection news (C18031)

Key changes for 2018/19

HE providers in England will submit both actual and forecast finance data to OfS directly. Consequently, HE providers in England are not required to submit to C18031.

Accordingly, a number of changes have been made throughout the documentation to remove all references to England and OfS.

In addition, Table 2 has been removed at the request of the funding councils.