Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012
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Review by Authority of provider’s compliance with code of practice and provider’s use of international education mark. |
63.— (1) The Authority may at any time review compliance by a provider authorised to use the international education mark with— | |
(a) the code of practice, and | ||
(b) conditions referred to in subsection (8) of section 61 . | ||
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Authority shall carry out a review under that subsection of providers of programmes of education and training in English as a foreign language at least once every 3 years. | ||
(3) A provider subject to review under subsection (1) shall pay to the Authority within one month of the completion of the review such fee (if any) as may be determined by the Authority under section 80 . | ||
(4) Upon a review under subsection (1), where the Authority considers that— | ||
(a) a provider no longer complies with the code of practice, or | ||
(b) a condition referred to in subsection (8) of section 61 is not being complied with, | ||
the Authority shall, by notice in writing, inform the provider concerned that it proposes to withdraw the provider’s authorisation to use the international education mark, and state the reasons for the proposed withdrawal. | ||
(5) The notice under subsection (4) shall state that the provider may submit observations in writing to the Authority in relation to the reasons for the proposed withdrawal set out in the notice not later than one month after the service of the notice on the provider. | ||
(6) Where, after consideration of any observations submitted to the Authority under subsection (5), the Authority continues to consider that paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (4) applies, it shall withdraw the provider’s authorisation to use the international education mark by notice in writing addressed to the provider from such date (not earlier than the date of service on the provider of the notice of withdrawal) as it considers appropriate and as is specified in the notice. | ||
(7) A notice under subsection (6) shall state the reasons for the withdrawal referred to in that subsection. | ||
(8) In carrying out a review under subsection (1) the Authority may have regard to any other review of the provider carried out under this Act, where that other review is relevant to the code of practice. | ||
(9) Where the Authority withdraws a provider’s authorisation to use the international education mark the provider may appeal against the withdrawal to the Appeals Panel. |