Evenin' All,
I've been asked by LSE's Academic Registrar for any advice I can provide on ensuring that our official documents cannot be reproduced fraudulently.
He is of the opinion that we must take what reasonable steps we can to ensure that forging or copying of our documents is made as difficult as possible, even if it cannot be wholly prevented. And we know that we shall have to pay for whatever we do. The documents in question are crucially the certificate of admission (which is used to gain entry to the UK) and the transcript. Shortly behind them are the various certificates that we issue attesting to student status.
Has anyone any experience of this type of subject. Unphotocopiable paper, holograms, MS (manuscript not Microsoft) signatures and watermarks are all being considered but the problem seems to be that all these can be got round, especially if people are not aware of the existence of such secirity measures.
Any advice, anecdotes &c would be gratefully received.
Many thanks for your help.
Regards
Matthew
Matthew Stephenson
Projects and Records Manager
London School of Economics
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE
Tel: 020 7955 6481
Fax: 020 7852 3646
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