Roger Brown is Principal of Southampton Institute and was formerly Chief Executive of the HEQC. He is a member of the HEFCE committee reviewing agencies that deal with quality enhancement and regularly contributes to the national press on quality assurance matters.

• Introduction 1. Background and context 2. Establishing the framework 3. HEQC 1992-1997 4. Assessment 5. The Creation of the Single System 6. The Quality Assurance Agency 1997 to 2002 7. UK Quality Assurance : Past, Present, Future References Appendix 1 Definitions used in the book Appendix 2 List of acronyms Appendix 3. Chronology of attempts to create an external quality assurance regime Appendix 4 Information requirements

'It should be in the reference collection of every pro vice-chancellor, every higher education minister or adviser, and every member of the education select committee.' - Auriol Stevens, THES'Roger Brown has written an angry but nonetheless valuable book.' - David Watson, Higher Education Review

Roger Brown is Principal of Southampton Institute and was formerly Chief Executive of the HEQC. He is a member of the HEFCE committee reviewing agencies that deal with quality enhancement and regularly contributes to the national press on quality assurance matters.

• Introduction 1. Background and context 2. Establishing the framework 3. HEQC 1992-1997 4. Assessment 5. The Creation of the Single System 6. The Quality Assurance Agency 1997 to 2002 7. UK Quality Assurance : Past, Present, Future References Appendix 1 Definitions used in the book Appendix 2 List of acronyms Appendix 3. Chronology of attempts to create an external quality assurance regime Appendix 4 Information requirements

'It should be in the reference collection of every pro vice-chancellor, every higher education minister or adviser, and every member of the education select committee.' - Auriol Stevens, THES'Roger Brown has written an angry but nonetheless valuable book.' - David Watson, Higher Education Review

Roger Brown is Principal of Southampton Institute and was formerly Chief Executive of the HEQC. He is a member of the HEFCE committee reviewing agencies that deal with quality enhancement and regularly contributes to the national press on quality assurance matters.

• Introduction 1. Background and context 2. Establishing the framework 3. HEQC 1992-1997 4. Assessment 5. The Creation of the Single System 6. The Quality Assurance Agency 1997 to 2002 7. UK Quality Assurance : Past, Present, Future References Appendix 1 Definitions used in the book Appendix 2 List of acronyms Appendix 3. Chronology of attempts to create an external quality assurance regime Appendix 4 Information requirements

'It should be in the reference collection of every pro vice-chancellor, every higher education minister or adviser, and every member of the education select committee.' - Auriol Stevens, THES'Roger Brown has written an angry but nonetheless valuable book.' - David Watson, Higher Education Review