Immigration: Overseas Students
Commons · Question 2641 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 21 May 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce data gaps and time-lags in information sharing between universities and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI); and what assessment she has made of the impact of those dela
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 21 May 2026
The Home Office works closely with higher education institutions to support compliance with the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA), which is an annual assessment of sponsor performance. Sponsors have been responsible for monitoring their own in-year perfor...