The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Victims of domestic abuse

4.—(1) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), in the definition of “person granted indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse”—

(a) for “leave to remain”, in both places, substitute “leave to enter or remain”;

(b) for paragraphs (i) to (iii) of sub-paragraph (a), substitute—

“(i) paragraph VDA 9.1 of the Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse(1); or

(ii) where such leave was granted before the coming into force of the Appendix Victim of Domestic Abuse, paragraph 289B (victims of domestic violence), paragraph D-DVILR.1.1. of Appendix FM (victims of domestic abuse) or paragraph 40 of Appendix Armed Forces (victims of domestic violence: partners of members of the armed forces);”.

(2) In both regulation 2A(3)(e)(2) (meaning of “protected category event”) and paragraph 4C(3) of Schedule 1 (eligible students), in each place it occurs, including in the heading to paragraph 4C of Schedule 1, for “leave to remain”, substitute “leave to enter or remain”.

(1)

The Appendix was added to the immigration rules by Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules laid before Parliament on 7th December 2023 (HC 246). An electronic copy of HC 246 is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-246-7-december-2023, and a hard copy is available by written request to Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.

(2)

Regulation 2A was inserted by S.I. 2023/74.

(3)

Paragraph 4C was inserted by S.I. 2020/48 and amended by S.I. 2023/74.