The Education (Postgraduate Master's Degree Loans) Regulations 2016

Information notices U.K.

33.—(1) The Authority may serve a notice (“an Information Notice”) on a borrower at the borrower's home address.

(2) An Information Notice under paragraph (1) may require the borrower to provide some or all of the following, together with documentary evidence in support where relevant—

(a) full name;

(b) either a telephone number or an email address, or both;

(c) National Insurance number or a valid reason for not having one;

(d) date of birth;

(e) a statement of whether the borrower is employed, self-employed or not employed;

(f) the following particulars of employment and income during the period specified in the notice—

(i) for each part of that period during which the borrower was employed, the dates on which the employment began and (unless continuing) ended, the name and address of the employer, employee number, and gross earnings;

(ii) for each part of that period during which the borrower was self-employed, the dates on which that self-employment began and (unless continuing) ended and the borrower's gross earnings; and

(iii) the amount, source and date of receipt of any other income;

(g) such other information about the borrower's financial position as may be required to determine whether the borrower is in receipt of any income.

(3) An Information Notice under paragraph (1) must contain statements detailing the penalties for failure to comply with an Information Notice set out in regulations 34 and 37.

(4) Where the Authority serves an Information Notice on a borrower under paragraph (1), the borrower must comply with it within 28 days beginning with the day on which the Information Notice was served.