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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Amelia Gentleman

English test scandal: students renew fight to clear names after 10 years

Thousands of students have protested that they were wrongly accused, and have spent years arguing that the evidence presented against them is flawed.
Thousands of students have protested that they were wrongly accused, and have spent years arguing that the evidence presented against them is flawed. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

International students accused of cheating at English-language tests are planning a fresh push to clear their names 10 years on, with thousands thought to have been victims of a gross miscarriage of justice.

Important new evidence has recently been presented in court raising fresh questions over the Home Office’s decision to make a blanket accusation of cheating against more than 35,000 students, which led to thousands being thrown off their courses and forced out of the country.

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