wsi/2025/728 — <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <span xml:lang="en">The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025</span> / <span xml:lang="cy">Rheoliadau Addysg (Cyllid Myfyrwyr) (Diwygiadau Amrywiol) (Rhif 2) (Cymru) 2025</span> </div>

2025 No. 728 (W. 125) Education, Wales The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 Made 20 June 2025 Laid before Senedd Cymru 24 June 2025 Coming into force 17 July 2025 The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 1 and 2 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983 and sections 22(1)(a) and (2)(a), and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 , and now exercisable by them , and powers conferred on them under sections 5(5)(b) and 55(2) of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 . PART 1 Title, coming into force and application Title and coming into force 1 1 The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025. 2 These Regulations come into force on 17 July 2025. Application 2 These Regulations apply in relation to the provision of support, and to fees and awards applicable, in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 August 2025, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date. PART 2 Amendments to the Education (Fees and Awards) (Wales) Regulations 2007 Protected Ukrainian nationals – leave status 3 In the Education (Fees and Awards) (Wales) Regulations 2007 , in the Schedule, in paragraph 1, in the definition of “protected Ukrainian national”— a for “granted” substitute “who has extant” ; b after “United Kingdom” insert “granted” . PART 3 Amendments to the Education (European University Institute) (Wales) Regulations 2014 Protected Ukrainian nationals – leave status 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 Amendments to the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015 Protected Ukrainian nationals – leave status 5 In the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015 , in the Schedule, in paragraph 1(1), in the definition of “protected Ukrainian national”— a for “granted” substitute “who has extant” ; b after “United Kingdom” insert “granted” . PART 5 Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 Protected Ukrainian nationals – leave status 6 In the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 , in regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “protected Ukrainian national”— a for “granted” substitute “who has extant” ; b after “United Kingdom” insert “granted” . PART 6 Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 Introduction 7 The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with this Part. Protected Ukrainian nationals – leave status 8 In Schedule 2 (categories of eligible student), in paragraph 2ZC (category 2ZC – protected Ukrainian nationals), in sub-paragraph (2)— a for “granted” substitute “who has extant” ; b after “United Kingdom” insert “granted” . Protected partners – leave status 9 In Schedule 2 (categories of eligible student), in paragraph 2ZB (category 2ZB - persons granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner and their children), in sub-paragraph (3)(b), in the words before Case 1— a for “granted”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “who has extant” ; b after “bereaved partner” insert “, granted” . PART 7 Amendments to the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018 Introduction 10 The Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with this Part. Protected Ukrainian nationals – leave status 11 In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “protected Ukrainian national”— a for “granted” substitute “who has extant” ; b after “United Kingdom” insert “granted” . Protected partners – leave status 12 In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner”, in the words before paragraph (1)— a for “granted”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “who has extant” ; b after “bereaved partner” insert “, granted” . Termination of eligibility – protected Ukrainian nationals 13 In regulation 3 (eligible students), in paragraph (10H)(b)— a for “the status of A as a protected Ukrainian national, or of” substitute “the period for which A, or” ; b after “as the case may be,” insert “is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom” . PART 8 Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019 Introduction 14 The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are amended in accordance with this Part. Protected Ukrainian nationals – leave status 15 In Schedule 2 (categories of eligible students), in paragraph 2C (category 2C – protected Ukrainian nationals), in sub-paragraph (2)— a for “granted” substitute “who has extant” ; b after “United Kingdom” insert “granted” . Protected partners – leave status 16 In Schedule 2 (categories of eligible students), in paragraph 2B (category 2B - persons granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner and their children), in sub-paragraph (3)(b), in the words before Case 1— a for “granted”, in the second place it occurs, substitute “who has extant” ; b after “bereaved partner” insert “, granted” . Termination of eligibility – protected Ukrainian nationals 17 In regulation 12H (persons who cease to be protected Ukrainian nationals), in paragraph (b)— a for “the status of A as a protected Ukrainian national or of” substitute “the period for which A or” ; b after “as the case may be,” insert “is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom” . Vikki Howells Minister for Further and Higher Education, under authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Education, one of the Welsh Ministers 20 June 2025 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations, which are in eight Parts, amend various Regulations which make provision about, and in connection with, student finance. Part 1 makes provision about the coming into force and application of these Regulations. Parts 2 to 8 make amendments to the following Regulations— a Part 2 amends the Education (Fees and Awards) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (“ the 2007 Regulations ”), b Part 3 amends the Education (European University Institute) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (“ the 2014 Regulations ”), c Part 4 amends the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (“ the 2015 Regulations ”), d Part 5 amends the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (“ the 2017 Regulations ”), e Part 6 amends the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“ the 2018 Regulations ”), f Part 7 amends the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“ the Doctoral Degree Loan Regulations ”), and g Part 8 amends the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (“ the 2019 Regulations ”). Amendments made by these Regulations— a revise the definition of a “protected Ukrainian national” in the 2007 Regulations, the 2014 Regulations, the 2015 Regulations, the 2017 Regulations, the 2018 Regulations, the Doctoral Degree Loan Regulations and the 2019 Regulations, so that such persons are required to have existing leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in order to be eligible for home fee status, the fee limits and student support, b make corresponding changes to the definition of a “person granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner” in the 2018 Regulations, the Doctoral Degree Loan Regulations and the 2019 Regulations, so that such persons are required to have existing leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in order to be eligible for student support under those Regulations, in accordance with equivalent requirements for such persons under the 2007 Regulations, the 2014 Regulations, the 2015 Regulations and the 2017 Regulations, and c provide for a protected Ukrainian national’s eligibility for student support under the Doctoral Degree Loan Regulations and the 2019 Regulations to terminate when they are no longer allowed to stay in the United Kingdom, rather than when their status as a protected Ukrainian national comes to an end, in accordance with equivalent requirements for such persons under the 2014 Regulations, the 2017 Regulations and the 2018 Regulations. The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.