JPG Final Report recommends establishment of a single agency with a UK-wide remit and the creation of an integrated process of quality assurance. First QAA Board members appointed, with Christopher Kenyon as first Chairman.
Board holds first meeting.
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education is registered as a charity. July 1997 John Randall takes up post as the Agency s first Chief Executive. It contains recommendations addressed to the Agency or directly relevant to the Agency. August 1997 Staff and functions of the Higher Education Quality Council are transferred to the Agency. October 1997 Staff and functions of the Quality Assessment Divisions of the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales are transferred to the Agency.