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Visas: Overseas Students

Commons · Question 123997 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 13 Apr 2026

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Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the Migration Advisory Committee’s May 2024 recommendation that the Government improve data quality and transparency around the use of international recruitm

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 13 Apr 2026

The Home Office is taking steps to improve data quality and transparency regarding agents. From 7 April Student sponsors will be required to provide agent details on the Certificate of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for all student applications where the sp...