From 12th October 2009, new measures will be introduced to help prevent unsuitable people from undertaking paid or voluntary work with children or vulnerable adults.

For those who were not able to attend the UKBA’s recent Sponsor Events, please click on "read more" below to download a copy of the presentation slides and other documents handed out to attendees.

VisitBritain has released a reactive statement regarding swine 'flu. Please click on "more" below to download the statement. A TIER (Tourism Emergency Response Group) meeting has also been convened for Friday 24th July and members are encouraged to provide feedback on any cancellations directly due to swine flu fears to Tony Millns.

More needs to be done to prevent bogus colleges from continuing to operate, and to deport former students who used them to enter the UK illegally, according to a new report by a Parliamentary committee.

There is currently understandable anxiety among parents about the health of their children with the well-reported global increase in the transmission of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as ‘swine flu.’ But English Language Teaching (ELT) providers are operating as normal.