English test scandal: Home Office accused of ‘shocking miscarriage of justice’

Students wrongly accused of deception should be helped to clear names, says shadow minister

The Home Office was accused of presiding over a shocking miscarriage of justice" by MPs during an urgent debate on the English language testing scandal which saw thousands of international students wrongly accused of cheating in an exam they were required to sit as part of their visa application process.

Those students who were wrongly accused of deception, many of whom were subsequently detained and deported, should now be helped to clear their names, shadow Home Office minister Stephen Kinnock told parliament.