Case summary April 2026 | Settled
Student A made a report to the provider about the conduct of student B. The two students engaged in sexual activity which both agreed was initially consensual. Student A reported that they had withdrawn consent, but that student B had not stopped the activity.
Case summary April 2026 | Settled
A provider withdrew a student because of low attendance. The student appealed the decision to withdraw them, saying that their record of attendance had been affected by a faulty access card. The provider reinstated the student on the condition that, by a certain deadline, they would attend all sessions with all attendance swipes recorded and that the student would meet with the student support team.
Public interest case November 2025 | Justified
Brit College
This case summary about Brit College illustrates the impact on individual students where there is a gap in student protection.
Public interest case November 2025 | Justified
Applied Business Academy (ABA)
This case summary about ABA College illustrates the impact on individual students where there is a gap in student protection.
Case summary July 2025 | Justified
A student with autism was invited to respond to allegations that they had included large sections of AI-generated content in an essay submission.
Case summary July 2025 | Justified
An international student was invited to attend a viva because Turnitin had identified that their coursework contained substantial amounts of AI-generated content.
Case summary July 2025 | Not Justified
A student was asked to attend a viva exam because there were concerns about their dissertation. During the viva, the student told the examiners that they had used AI to help them write their dissertation.
Case summary July 2025 | Partly Justified
An international student was asked to attend a viva because Turnitin had indicated that their module assignment contained a high percentage of AI-generated content. The provider was not satisfied with the student’s explanations during the viva, and so it convened an academic misconduct panel.
Case summary July 2025 | Settled
A postgraduate student was invited to respond to allegations of suspected academic misconduct after Turnitin indicated that an essay contained a high proportion of AI-generated content, including hallucinated references.
Case summary July 2025 | Not Justified
An MBA student complained about the feedback they received for their dissertation, saying that it was too generic to be useful. They said that an AI detection tool showed that the feedback had been partly AI generated. They asked that their work be reconsidered, and more detailed feedback provided.
We publish summaries of some of the complaints that we review. We always leave out of the summary any information that might identify the student who made the complaint. In some cases we decide that it is in the public interest to publish a summary of a complaint that includes the name of the provider.
