The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020

Amendments relating to notification of an applicant or student’s absence from, withdrawal from etc. their course

8.  In Schedule 2 (information) to the Further Education Loans Regulations 2012(1)—

(a) in paragraph 2—

(i) in the words before sub-paragraph (a), for “Every applicant and eligible” substitute “An applicant or eligible”;

(ii) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) substitute—

“(a) they withdraw from or abandon their further education course;

(b) they are expelled from their further education course;

(c) they transfer to another further education course (whether at the same institution or not);

(d) they are absent from their further education course for more than 60 days due to illness;

(e) they are suspended from their further education course (whether at their request or not);

(f) the month for the start or completion of their further education course changes;

(g) their home or term-time address or telephone number changes;

(h) their name changes.”;

(b) after paragraph 2, insert—

“2A.— (1) An institution must forthwith inform the Secretary of State and provide the Secretary of State with particulars if an applicant or eligible student—

(a) withdraws from or abandons their further education course;

(b) is expelled from their further education course;

(c) is absent from their course for more than 60 days due to illness;

(d) is suspended from their course (whether at the applicant or student’s request or not).

(2) An institution is not required to provide under sub-paragraph (1) any information which it has already provided to the Secretary of State under regulation 22(4).”.

(1)

S.I. 2012/1818.