I have a further query to this . What about students who have
gained degrees whilst studying at a mixed economy FE college
which makes its ISR return to FEFC and not HESA ?
It is worrying if agencies are entering into commercial
arrangements using data provided for a different purpose.
Date sent: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 10:50:04 +0000
Subject: Experian, HESA and verifying degrees.
From: "Dennis Barrington-Light" <[log in to unmask]>
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> I see from the Telegraph today that a company called Experian are offering
> employers a service to check degree qualifications in conjunction with HESA.
> Does anyone know about this? How will it work? Are they going to use HESA
> data to provide this check? If so how does this square with the Data
> Protection Act? In my view the data has been proved for statistical purposes
> only and to use it for another purpose would require consent. If HESA data is
> to be used I am also not clear what will happen if an HEI failed to include a
> qualification awarded in a HESA return by mistake and, as a result, the
> student failed to get a job - who would be liable?
>
> Dennis Barrington-Light
> Head of Student Records and Statistics
> University of Cambridge, 10 Peas Hill, Cambridge CB2 3PN
> Tel: 01223-332303 (Direct line) Fax: 01223-331200
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Jonathan Moores
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University College Warrington
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