The complete document is here from this website. The site also mentions raising the issue with the local Trading Standards Department for investigation but that is mainly for selling bogus degrees.Department for Education and Skills in September 2004 wrote:Applications for the grant of taught degree-awarding powers, research degree-awarding powers and university title.
Guidance for applicant organisations in England and Wales (August 2004)
This paper sets out the procedures for making applications for the grant of degree-awarding powers and/or university title in England and Wales. These notes of guidance and accompanying criteria have been approved by the Department for Education and Skills and the Wales Office, in consultation with the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education ... It also sets out criteria for the granting of university title (Section 3),
Section 3: Criteria for the award of university title.
An organisation wishing to apply for approval to use the title "University" must:
• have been granted powers to award taught degrees;
• normally have at least 4,000 full time equivalent higher education students, of whom at least 3,000 are registered on degree level courses (including foundation degree programmes); and,
• be able to demonstrate that it has regard to the principles of good governance as are relevant to its sector
I am surprised the BKs did not make more effort into "going official" in this area.