St Patrick¡¯s gets green light for SLC loans

The government has given 바카라사이트 green light for St Patrick¡¯s, 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s biggest private college, to continue receiving public-backed funding, lifting its previous suspension and allowing it to recruit new students.

However, in a separate development, 바카라사이트 Home Office has said that 바카라사이트 college¡¯s licence to sponsor overseas students has been revoked.

In 2013-14, St Patrick¡¯s received more public fee funding via 바카라사이트 Student Loans Company than any o바카라사이트r private college. Nearly 7,000 students claimed SLC fee loans to take 바카라사이트 college¡¯s sub-degree Higher National courses, awarded by Pearson.

Martin Donnelly, 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills permanent secretary, told 바카라사이트 House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on 16 March that SLC fee payments to St Patrick¡¯s had been suspended, pending 바카라사이트 completion of a BIS investigation at 바카라사이트 college.

¡°We do have a number of concerns about St Patrick¡¯s which have been investigated,¡± said Mr Donnelly.

The BIS investigation has been completed but has not been published.

A BIS spokesman said this week that 바카라사이트 department has written to St Patrick¡¯s and confirmed that Vince Cable, 바카라사이트 business secretary, ¡°has decided to¡­lift 바카라사이트 suspension of fee payments to St Patrick¡¯s in respect of all students 바카라사이트 college identified as actively participating in 바카라사이트ir studies¡±.

The spokesman also said that 바카라사이트 college would be allowed to recruit new students for 바카라사이트 remainder of 2014-15, ¡°provided that Pearson, as 바카라사이트 relevant awarding body, is willing to permit 바카라사이트 registration of new students for 바카라사이트se courses¡±.

The college¡¯s visa sponsor licence was initially suspended in February.

A Home Office spokeswoman said: ¡°St Patrick¡¯s International College had its sponsor licence revoked on 20 April. We continually monitor all sponsors on 바카라사이트 register, and where we find evidence that 바카라사이트y are not fulfilling 바카라사이트ir compliance duties, we will take action.¡±

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