‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority is to press ahead with the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), which will replace the current system of qualification in September 2020.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th April 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In R (on the application of Iqbal) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 79 (Admin) the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) was found to have unlawfully detained a claimant whom they had alleged had fraudulently obtained an Educational Test Service (ETS) certificate to show that he spoke English to the level required for his immigration application.’
Free Movement, 15th March 2017
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Uber has lost its attempt to prevent its drivers being forced to take English language tests.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nine people have been convicted of running an immigration fraud linked to English tests for foreign students.’
BBC News, 13th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This case raises the interesting question of whether a disappointed graduate may call upon the courts to redress a grievance concerning the grade he was given for his degree; not just what his ground of claim should be, but whether this is the kind of grievance which should be navigated through the courts at all. There are some matters which are arguably non-justiciable matters of academic judgment.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th December 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Home Office has confirmed that where it holds the passport of a migrant who wishes to sit the Secure English Language Test (SELT) it will either return the passport to enable the migrant to sit the SELT or will confirm directly with the SELT centre that the passport is held and is genuine.’
Free Movement, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Uber has won the right to take Transport for London (TfL) to court over new rules that would force its drivers to pass English tests.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father is suing a private school for the £125,000 he paid for his son’s education after the teenager left with just one GCSE.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘President McCloskey has firmly rejected the Home Office case against students alleged to have fraudulently obtained English language test certificate from ETS (“Educational Testing Services Ltd”) in the case of SM and Ihsan Qadir v Secretary of State for the Home Department IA/31380/2014. The President finds that the Home Office evidence suffered from “multiple frailties and shortcomings” and that the two witnesses produced by the Home Office were unimpressive. In short, the Home Office failed by a significant margin to prove the alleged fraud.’
Free Movement, 25th April 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘Theresa May is to face a parliamentary investigation after an immigration tribunal ruled that the Home Office used unscientific “hearsay” to deport thousands of students from Britain.’
The Independent, 23rd March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The exam regulator, Ofqual, has announced proposals to toughen up the re-marking of A-level and GCSE exams, after figures showed a further huge increase in the number of pupils and schools appealing against results.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Secretary of State had erred in leaving non-religious views out of the new GCSE subject content for religious studies, which amounted to a breach of the duty to take care that information or knowledge included in the curriculum was conveyed in a pluralistic manner.’
WLR Daily, 25th November 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘In R (Fox) v Secretary of State for Education [2015] EWHC 3404 (Admin), Warby J held that guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Education was unlawful because it contained a statement (referred to in the judgment as “the Assertion”) that delivery of Religious Studies GCSE content consistent with subject content prescribed by the Secretary of State would in all cases fulfil the state’s legal obligations with regard to religious education. In fact, the judge held, relying exclusively on such GCSEs could be enough to meet those obligations but would not necessarily be so and some additional educational provision may be required.’
Education Law Blog, 27th November 2015
Source: www.education11kbw.com
‘The education secretary made “an error of law” in leaving “non-religious world views” out of the new religious studies GCSE, the High Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 25th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘EU rules governing the checks that UK authorities can make on doctors still have major weaknesses seven years after a patient safety scandal revealed catastrophic flaws in the system, according to Britain’s medical regulator.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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