The following table contains details of the number of circulars sent out by the Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) in each month since January 2002. The figures represent numbered HEFCE publications and circular letters sent to vice-chancellors and principals.
Numbered publications, print Numbered publications, web Circular letters 2002 January 4 — 1 February 4 1 5 March 8 — 2 April 8 1 1 May 2 1 3 June 4 — 5 July 3 1 1 August 1 1 2 September 4 — 1 October 3 2 2 November 5 — 2 December 2 — 2 48 7 27 2003 January 3 — 3 February 4 — 2 March 6 1 2 April 5 — 2 May 3 — 4 June 3 — 1 July 5 2 1 August 3 4 7 September 3 — 1 October 5 1 1 November — — 3 December 6 1 — 46 9 27 2004 January 6 3 1 February 2 1 3 March — — 3 April 2 — 1 May 5 3 3 June 2 — 2 July 3 1 1 August 1 — 3 September — 2 1 October 4 2 1 November 4 2 1 December 4 1 1 33 15 21 2005 January 5 3 1 February 1 2 3 March 4 0 3 April 4 1 2 May — 1 5 June — 3 2 July 8 3 3 August — 1 4 September 3 — — October 3 — 4 November 1 3 2 December — 3 4 29 20 33 2006 January 1 1 2 February 3 2 1 March 3 1 2 April 1 — — May 2 1 2 June 2 1 3 July 5 4 7 August 1 6 3 September 3 1 1 October 3 1 1 November 1 1 2 December 1 1 1 26 20 25 2007 January 2 2 1 February 1 — 3 March 2 1 9 April 2 4 1 May 5 2 2 June — 1 2 July 3 — 3 August 1 3 2 September 1 1 2 October 1 2 4 November 3 1 2 December 1 2 — 22 19 31 2008 January 4 0 2 4 0 2