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Apologies for cross-posting. Dear colleagues, Point 19 of Annex A of HEFCE's circular 07/2008 states that "institutions should take reasonable steps to test the accuracy of the entry qualifications reported by their students, reflecting the availability of other sources of information, such as data from HESA, ILR, UCAS or the Student Loans Company." Have any colleagues considered or devised any audits to validate entry qualifications reported by students? Has anyone thought about how the qualifications of EU students who have gained their qualifications outside of the UK will be audited? The HESA Lookup Service will only inform HEIs that a student has been returned elsewhere but not declare the qualifications and level attained. Are you expecting to contact the previous HEI for confirmation? Of particular interest would be what mechanisms have been put into place for audit, implications on resources and what issues have you had to contend with. Should you prefer to reply directly, I can be contacted via email at [log in to unmask] I'm also happy to collate responses and send to those who are interested. Best wishes Carmen Carmen van den Bogaard Planning Officer Queen Mary, University of London 327 Mile End Road London E1 4NS