The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Requirements on eligible students to provide information E+W

35.—(1) An eligible student must, as soon as reasonably practicable after being requested to do so, provide the Welsh Ministers with such information or documentation as the Welsh Ministers may require—

(a) for the purposes of determining—

(i) the eligibility of a student;

(ii) whether a student qualifies for a particular category of support;

(iii) the amount of support payable to a student;

(iv) whether an overpayment has been made to a student;

(b) for any purpose relating to the recovery of an overpayment;

(c) for any purpose relating to the repayment of a loan;

(d) for any other purpose related to these Regulations that the Welsh Ministers think appropriate.

(2) A request under paragraph (1) may include requesting sight of an eligible student's—

(a) valid passport issued by the state of which that student is a national,

(b) valid national identity card, or

(c) birth certificate.

(3) Where an event mentioned in paragraph (4) occurs in respect of an eligible student, the student must inform the Welsh Ministers as soon as is reasonably practicable after the event occurs.

(4) The events are—

(a) the student withdraws from, abandons or is expelled from the present course;

(b) the student transfers to another course (whether at the same or at a different institution);

(c) the student otherwise ceases to undertake the present course and does not intend to or is not permitted to continue it for the remainder of the academic year;

(d) the student is absent from the present course for—

(i) more than 60 days due to illness, or

(ii) for any period for any other reason;

(e) the month for the start or completion of the present course changes;

(f) the student's home or term-time—

(i) address,

(ii) telephone number, or

(iii) email address,

changes.

(5) Information or documentation that is required to be provided to the Welsh Ministers under these Regulations must be provided in such form as the Welsh Ministers may specify.

(6) The Welsh Ministers may require that—

(a) an application under regulation 32;

(b) any other documentation provided to them under these Regulations,

must be signed in such manner (including electronically) as they may specify.

(7) The reference to an eligible student in paragraph (1) is to be treated as including a person who makes an application under regulation 32 even if the Welsh Ministers' decision on the application is that the person is not an eligible student.

(8) See regulation 20 for provision about the consequences of failing to comply with a requirement imposed by this regulation.