Question follow-through · 126831
English Language: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to identify and mitigate potential attempts at cheating resulting from the new Home Office English Language Test being taken outside secure test centres and wit
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 13 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 16 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to identify and mitigate potential attempts at cheating resulting from the new Home Office English Language Test being taken outside secure test centres and wit
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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16 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Home Office is committed to ensuring the integrity of the Home Office English Language Test (HOELT). The procurement process requires any delivery model to meet appropriate integrity requirements. The Department is aware of the risks associated with r...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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