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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Crackdown on suppliers after firm made £13m on not-for-profit UK visa services

Close up of the new type of biometric residence permit BRP card issued by Home Office
Ecctis runs language tests and qualification recognition for people applying for UK visas. Photograph: mundissima/Alamy

England’s most senior education official has assured MPs that suppliers on not-for-profit contracts will not in the future be able to make money secretly after “serious failings” were exposed by the Guardian.

Susan Acland-Hood, the Department for Education’s permanent secretary, told the cross-party public accounts committee (PAC) that a “very hard” review had been undertaken in light of the conduct of a company running UK visa services.

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