Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:23:09 +0100
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request Number 14043/1131
From: Rupesh Patel <[FOI #28870 email]>
To: "Employment, Freedom of Information" <[email address]>


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In answer to your query, I can confirm that we do not publish
details of colleges whose Tier 4 sponsor license has been revoked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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