(1)The OfS may arrange for studies designed to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management or operations of a registered higher education provider to be promoted or carried out by a person.
(2)A person promoting or carrying out such studies at the request of the OfS (“a researcher”) may require the governing body of the provider concerned—
(a)to provide the researcher or an authorised person with such information as the researcher may reasonably require for that purpose, and
(b)to make available for inspection, to the researcher or an authorised person, their accounts and such other documents as the researcher may reasonably require for that purpose.
(3)“Authorised person” means a person authorised by the researcher.