English Language: Assessments
Commons · Question 91590 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many IELTS testing centres have been investigated, suspended, or removed from the UKVI-approved list due to suspected malpractice since 2020.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 25 Nov 2025
The Home Office only permits the use of UKVI approved centres that meet the standards under the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) contracts and does not have responsibility or oversight of the IELTs network which is a separate arrangement to SELT con...