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<p>The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) investigates concerns about
standards, quality and the information that providers make available in relation to
their higher education provision. Where QAA identifies evidence of systemic concerns
these issues may be investigated through a focused concerns investigation, a Higher
Education Review (Alternative Provider) (HER (AP)) or a provider’s annual quality
monitoring visit</p><p> </p><p>QAA does not disclose the names of providers that are
currently the subject of QAA concerns activity, or the nature or those concerns. But
where these lead to a concerns investigation, the outcomes from this activity will
be published on the QAA website once QAA has concluded its investigations.</p><p>
</p><p>QAA did not report on any new concerns about Grafton College of Management
Sciences or Greenwich School of Management within the last year. However, QAA’s HER
(AP) report on Grafton College, which was published in June 2016, contains a commentary
on the status of an earlier completed concern investigation into Grafton College of
Management Sciences (copy attached). A QAA outcomes report from the Greenwich School
of Management’s recent HER (AP) is also due to be published in December 2017.</p><p>
</p><p>The department takes allegations of fraud and malpractice extremely seriously
and we are grateful to BBC Panorama for bringing the allegations against both of these
providers to our attention. Working with stakeholders, we will take robust action
where abuses of the system are evident.</p>
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