Advertising bosses are cracking down on essay mills after a Daily Record investigation. We told how Scottish students are being explicitly targeted by plagiarism factories after the UK parliament outlawed the dodgy trade in England and Wales.
Scotland has lagged behind with legislation, meaning students can buy tailor-made essays without any laws being broken. But the The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has now taken action against four companies who offer to write essays specifically for Scottish students for cash, as they falsely promised there would be no repercussions for their shady trade.
The ASA decided that it was misleading to imply there would be no penalties - as the Scottish universities or colleges could take their own punitive action against any student caught cheating. The action follows a Record investigation that showed cheating at Scottish universities is through the roof - up more than 1000% at some famous institutions.
