Freedom of Information: Tuition Fee Fraud (03724)
Thank you for your email of 19th February 2024 in which you requested information regarding the number of
students who have been investigated for tuition fee fraud per year from 2018 to present.
We have dealt with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your request
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?
Our Response
1. The University does not hold this information prior to April 2022 as this was not previously reported.
Academic Year
Number of Students
2021/22
8
2022/23
34
2023/24
10
2. Al cases have been reported to Action Fraud and the monies have been either repaid to the card
holder via bank charge or are held pending charge back.
2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Claimed back via
8
24
2
chargeback
Immediately
0
0
2
refunded
Held pending
0
10
6
chargeback
3. None of the students investigated were of Chinese nationality.
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Kind regards,
Canterbury Christ Church University
18th March 2024