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Written question asked by Lord Ouseley (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 8 May 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 May 2019. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.

Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students have had their visas revoked or curtailed for allegedly cheating in Government-approved English proficiency tests in each year since 2014; how many were detained or forcibly removed in that period; how many students made challenges to decisions; and how many cases are awaiting decision by the Court of Appeal.

Answer

The exact information requested is not held centrally by the Home Office. UKVI transparency data provides details of refusal, curtailments and removal decisions on those linked to the abuse of secure English language testing. A link to the most recent available data is provided here;
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2017


The table in SELT_02 is the closest match to the information requested.

The data was last published in February 2017 and only contains data to the last quarter (December 2016). ETS data is no longer published after this date.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL15603
Session
2017-19
Attachment
UKVI TM PM Transparency Data - Q4
Subjects
Assessments Appeals Detainees Deportation Fraud Entry clearances English language Overseas students
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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