Thank you for your Freedom of Information request, I shall respond as soon
as possible.

Regards 

Fi

Fi Taylor

Examinations Manager

Sussex Downs College

Mountfield Road

Lewes

BN7 2XH

Telephone: 030 300 38357

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From: James Field <[3][FOI #232544 email]>
Date: 2 October 2014 18:24:33 CEST
To: FOI requests at Sussex Downs College
<[4][Sussex Downs College request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Tier 4 sponsor licence

Dear Sussex Downs College,

Please can you could you state whether, since being granted a Tier
4 sponsor licence, you have been visited by UK Visas & Immigration
(and before that, the UK Border Agency) for the purpose of
assessing your institution's compliance with the sponsor licence.

If the answer is yes, please could you state whether the assessment
included direct investigation of the practical application of
admissions policy (i.e., looking at an actual sample of individual
applications already approved for a Tier 4 visa by your
institution) or  whether only a general appraisal of policy
relating to the sponsor licence was carried out, without direct
investigation of its practical application.

Yours faithfully,

James Field

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Dear James Field,

I can confirm that Sussex Downs College has a Tier 4 Licence and has been
assessed by both the UKVI and before that the UKBA through unannounced
spot check visits.

On these occasions the officers completed a direct investigation of
practical admissions processes and took random samples of individual
students’ documentation.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Allen

Mark Allen

International Director

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No worries. First one we had warning and they were quite reasonable about adapting it. Second one was completely unannounced - I'm expecting that to be the way from now.

Bw
Mark

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