This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 22: > a) Do you agree with the proposed powers for OfS and the Secretary of State to manage risk? Please give reasons for your answer.

[Let'sEncrypt](http://letsencrypt.org/) is a brilliant new service that aims to bring mass-scale SSL, free-of-charge to the wide web. It's in beta at the moment but it works pretty well.

This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 20: > What steps could be taken to increase the transparency of student unions and strengthen unions’ accountability to their student members? Provisional response: None should be taken.

This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 21: > a) Do you agree with the proposed duties and powers of the Office for Students? Please give reasons for your answer. > b) Do you agree with the proposed subscription funding model?

This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 19: > Do you agree with the proposal for a single, transparent and light touch regulatory framework for every higher education provider?

This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 18: > a) Do you agree with the proposed changes to the higher education architecture? Please give reasons for your answer.

This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 15: > a) Do you agree with the proposed risk-based approach to eligibility for DAPs and university title? Please give reasons for your answer.

This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 17: > Do you agree with the proposal to introduce a requirement for all providers to have contingency arrangements to support students in the event that their course cannot be completed?

This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 16: > Do you agree with the proposed immediate actions intended to speed up entry? Please give reasons for your answer.

This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 14: > Do you agree with the proposed single route into the higher education sector?

This post is part of an [ongoing series](https://martineve.com/GreenPaper/) where I intend to develop my full _personal_ (_not_ institutional) response to the HE Green Paper. Comments are welcome to refine this. The Green Paper asks in Question 13: > a) What potential benefits for decision and policy making in relation to improving access might arise from additional data being available?