Tuition Fee Fraud

Buckinghamshire New University did not have the information requested.

Dear FOI team,

This a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

For reference, this is a warning about tuition fee fraud from UCL : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/news/2020...

I would like you to provide the following information:
1) For each year since 2018, how many students have been investigative for tuition fee fraud?
2) What were the outcomes in each case?
3) Of the total number of students investigated since 2018, how many were of Chinese nationality?

Please provide confirmation of receipt of this request.

I would like to remind you that you have 20 working days to respond to this request. If you require clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me on +44 7985793687.

Thank you in advance,

All best,

Luke Chafer

Buckinghamshire New University

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Dear   Luke Chafer,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information about:

Freedom of Information request - Tuition Fee Fraud

Your request was received on 19/02/2024 and is being handled under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  Your query has been given
the reference BNUFOI 00001259.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case we will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you and you will be required
to pay before I will proceed to deal with your request.

If you would like to contact us about this request reply to this email. If
you contact us in another way remember to quote the case reference number
provided above.

Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information Commissioner at: The Information Commissioners Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer

Buckinghamshire New University

High Wycombe Campus
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2JZ

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Buckinghamshire New University

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Dear Luke Chafer,

Thank you for your request for information about:
Freedom of Information request - Tuition Fee Fraud 

Your request was received on 19/02/2024 and was given the reference
00001259. It is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

The information you requested can be found below:

I would like you to provide the following information:
1) For each year since 2018, how many students have been investigative for
tuition fee fraud?
2) What were the outcomes in each case?
3) Of the total number of students investigated since 2018, how many were
of Chinese nationality?

The requested information is not subject to the general entitlement to
information at section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as the
information is not held by the university.
Investigations into tuition fee fraud are carried out by the Student Loans
Company.

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by copyright.
You are free to use it for your own purposes, including for private study
and non-commercial research, and for any other purpose authorised by an
exception in current copyright law.

Information (except photographs) can be also used in the UK without
requiring permission for the purposes of news reporting.

Any other reuse, for example commercial publication, would require the
permission of the copyright holder.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to
your original letter and should be addressed to [email address].

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The
Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely

FOI Officer

Buckinghamshire New University

High Wycombe Campus
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2JZ

[1][email address]

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