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Becky Bbear made this Freedom of Information request to Skills Funding Agency
The request was refused by Skills Funding Agency.
From: Becky Bbear
7 July 2011
Dear Skills Funding Agency,
So far as is possible within the framework of the Freedom of
Information Act, please supply the following:
1. Since the SFA replaced the L&SC as regulator, how many
complaints have been received involving JHP Training (part of the
JHP Group) or Margaret Bardsley Management & Training Ltd.
2. Of the total number of any such complaints, how many involved
'ghost' trainees (meaning trainees/apprentices for whom the
organisations claimed funding but who did not actually exist, or
who were claimed as having achieved qualifications without having
applied to be enrolled on courses); how many involved allegations
of other forms of fraud; how many involved allegations of poor
quality training/assessment practices.
3. Of the total number of any such complaints, how many involved
each of these companies and how many of any such complaints against
each company resulted in regulatory action.
4. In the event that SFA is not the lead regulator for these
companies, please supply press office contact details for whichever
agency/department is lead regulator.
Yours faithfully,
Becky Bbear
From: Bailey Russel (IM Services)
8 July 2011
Dear Becky
Thank you for your requests for information received by the Agency on 8 July.
You have requested the following:
1. Since the SFA replaced the L&SC as regulator, how many
complaints have been received involving JHP Training (part of the
JHP Group) or Margaret Bardsley Management & Training Ltd.
2. Of the total number of any such complaints, how many involved
'ghost' trainees (meaning trainees/apprentices for whom the
organisations claimed funding but who did not actually exist, or
who were claimed as having achieved qualifications without having
applied to be enrolled on courses); how many involved allegations
of other forms of fraud; how many involved allegations of poor
quality training/assessment practices.
3. Of the total number of any such complaints, how many involved
each of these companies and how many of any such complaints against
each company resulted in regulatory action.
4. In the event that SFA is not the lead regulator for these
companies, please supply press office contact details for whichever
agency/department is lead regulator.
Your requests will be handled under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Agency will respond on or before 5 August in accordance with the Act.
Yours sincerely
Russel Bailey
Head of Records and Rights
Skills Funding Agency
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From: Becky Bbear
8 July 2011
Dear Bailey Russel (IM Services),
Thank you for your acknowledgement, August 5 will be fine.
Yours sincerely,
Becky Bbear
From: Russel Bailey
Skills Funding Agency
5 August 2011
Dear Becky
Please find attached the Agency's response to your requests for
information.
Yours sincerely
Russel Bailey
Head of Records and Rights
Skills Funding Agency
From: Becky Bbear
9 August 2011
Dear Russel,
Thank you for your response and for taking the time to explain the
role of the SFA in relation to the regulation of training providers
for persons over the age of 19.
I am fully satisfied with your response and understand your
reference to SFA not wishing to predjudice, through disclosure,
matters which may involve either SFA itself or other agencies.
Yours sincerely,
Becky Bbear
Becky Bbear left an annotation (30 January 2012)
Neil - Thanks for your interest, but your mistaken here.
This was a request for any statitistical information held by the authority which related to the two companies specified - categorised by nature of information held.
How many complaints (if any) received by authority and of those how many falling into each category?
Interestingly, assuming you are interested, this request generated follow-up email enquiries from various media sources.
If your really interested, I just submitted this for a friend - its not a subject area I'm involved with personally.
Becky
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