Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

English language tests for overseas students inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 15 Jul 2019 Closed: 7 Mar 2019 1 report

In 2014, the Home Office obtained evidence of large-scale organised fraud during Secure English Language Tests required under immigration rules for students and other visas. The Home Office investigation found wide spread failings in sponsors and test centres, including evidence on organised criminality. The Home Office has suspended a number of test centres’ licences and …

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
116th Report - English language tests for overseas students HC 2039 18 Sep 2019 0

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
10 Jul 2019 Session View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
5 Nov 2019 To cttee Letter from Philip Rutnam to Chair regarding English language tests for oversea…
2 Oct 2019 To cttee Letter from the Home Office to the Chair on the Committee's report English lang…
13 Sep 2019 To cttee Letter from Sir Philip Rutnam to Chair, regarding the evidence session into Eng…