# COUNCIL OF VALIDATING UNIVERSITIES

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175849
- **Other names:** CVU
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [05272761](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05272761)
- **Registered:** Nov. 21, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1175849


## Contact

- **Address:** First Floor, Wax Chandlers Hall, 6 Gresham Street, LONDON
- **Phone:** 03003301400
- **Email:** cvu@the-bac.org
- **Website:** www.cvu.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING TRAINING AND RESEARCH, IN PARTICULAR BY: KEEPING UNDER REVIEW THE CONCERNS OF DEGREE-AWARDING INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN RELATION TO COLLABORATIVE PROVISION; IDENTIFYING AND PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE IN COLLABORATIVE VALIDATION.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS, COLLABORATIVE PROVISION IS DEFINED AS THE PROCESS WHEREBY A DEGREE-AWARDING BODY JUDGES ONE OR MORE PROGRAMMES OF STUDY, MODULES OR COURSES OFFERED BY ANOTHER BODY (OR BODIES) TO BE APPROPRIATE TO LEAD TO A QUALIFICATION AND/OR CREDIT OF THAT DEGREE-AWARDING BODY. IT ACCORDINGLY ENCOMPASSES THE DELIVERY BY ANOTHER BODY (OR BODIES) OF PROGRAMMES, COURSES OR MODULES WHERE THE CONTENT (CURRICULUM/LEARNING OUTCOMES) HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED BY EITHER THE DEGREE-AWARDING BODY OR THE OTHER BODY (OR BODIES) OR A PARTNERSHIP OF THE DEGREE-AWARDING BODY AND THE OTHER BODY (OR BODIES).IN THE CONTEXT OF THES ARTICLES, THE TERM COLLABORATIVE PROVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO EMBRACE THE ACCREDITING OF INSTITUTIONS, THE FRANCHISING OF COURSES AND SUCH OTHER FORMS OF ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION AS THE COMPANY SHALL DETERMINE.

**Activities:** The Council of Validating Universities (CVU) aims to advance education, including training and research, in particular by: keeping under review the concerns of degree-awarding institutions within the United Kingdom in relation to collaborative validation; identifying and promoting good practice in collaborative validation. The Charity operates across the UK.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr AULAY MACKENZIE** | Chair |  |
| DIANE GLAUTIER |  | April 16, 2013 |
| Dr FRANK LESLIE HADDLETON |  | May 11, 2012 |
| Dr Suzanna Tomassi |  | March 20, 2020 |
| Judith Shepherd |  | March 15, 2024 |
| Lynne Braham |  | April 14, 2025 |
| Mandhir Gill |  | Aug. 12, 2024 |



