Higher Education: Overseas Students

Question

Asked by

Lord Rooker
To ask Her Majesty's Government when advice will be issued to higher education institutions in respect of their duty to monitor and report upon overseas student attendance at courses. [HL4537]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead)
Guidance to higher education establishments was originally issued in June 2008. Updates were issued in September and November 2008. A final version of the guidance was published in February 2009 and is available on the UKBA website at https://www.points.homeoffice .gov.uk/gui-sponsorisf/SponsorHome.faces.

Prior to issue, the guidance was sent to the Joint Education taskforce, UKBA's main stakeholder group in the sector.