Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:23:09 +0100
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request Number 14043/1131
From: Rupesh Patel <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Employment, Freedom of Information" <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xxx.xx>


     Dear Employment, Freedom of Information,
     
     Then please mention name of colleges whose Tier 4 sponsor licence
     is revoked (Withdraw) by UKBA since April 2009 till date. Also
     please do it earliest as this is pending since long.
     
     Yours faithfully,
     
     Rupesh Patel
     
     -----Original Message-----
     
     Dear Rupesh,
     
     Thank you for your enquiry of 24 March.
     
     
     In answer to your query, I can confirm that we do not publish
     details of colleges whose Tier 4 sponsor license has been revoked
     or suspended.
     
     We do not believe it is appropriate to publish a list of suspended
     colleges. Suspension is a temporary measure and is sometimes used
     to allow time for investigations to take place.  In some cases,
     these investigations lead to the complete exoneration of the
     sponsor concerned.  It would therefore be inappropriate to
     highlight this temporary status in such a public way as it would
     place that institution at a disadvantage commercially.
     
     As outlined in my response of 22 March, we publish a list of
     registered sponsors. The register of sponsors lists all
     organisations licensed by the UK Border Agency to employ migrant
     workers or sponsor migrant students. To be added to the register of
     sponsors, an organisation must meet certain criteria and be
     successfully awarded a sponsor licence with a sponsor rating - this
     will be an 'A rating' or a 'B rating', and will be listed on the
     register. These criteria ensure that those working or studying in
     the UK do so legally.
     
     http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employers/points/sponsoringmigrants/registerofsponsors/
     
     
     I hope this is of help to you.
     
     
     Kind Regards
     
     
     
     Daniela Walker
     Freedom of Information Team
     North East, Yorkshire & Humber Region
     UK Border Agency
     PO Box 3468
     Sheffield S3 8WA
     
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