Crackdown on suppliers after firm made £13m on not-for-profit UK visa services
by Daniel Boffey Chief reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6THJX)
Top civil servant makes assurances to MPs after Guardian exposed profits made by Ecctis Ltd
England's most senior education official has assured MPs that suppliers on not-for-profit contracts will not in the future be able to make money secretly after serious failings" were exposed by the Guardian.
Susan Acland-Hood, the Department for Education's permanent secretary, told the cross-party public accounts committee (PAC) that a very hard" review had been undertaken in light of the conduct of a company running UK visa services.
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