Home Department written question – answered at on 5 April 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 15 March 2011, Official Report, column 233W, on immigrants: English language,
(1) when verification of the mapping of prospective providers of secure English language tests in relation to conference with the Common European Framework of Reference will (a) begin and (b) conclude; who has been appointed as the independent expert; and if she will publish the terms of employment of that expert;
(2) whether her Department has any plans to investigate the historical adherence of the secure English language test providers to the Common European Framework Reference; and if she will make a statement.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) does not plan to investigate historical adherence of providers of secure English language tests to the Common European Framework of Reference. It will continue to investigate providers believed to be in breach of its published criteria on the provision of secure English language testing.
As part of its current exercise to revise its list of secure English language test providers, the UK Border Agency conducted a verification exercise of the mapping of prospective providers of secure English language tests to the CEFR. Dr North (one of the CEFR co-authors) was invited to play the role of an independent expert on
Yes3 people think so
No9 people think not
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