A decade after being accused of cheating, victims of the TOEIC scandal have launched renewed legal proceedings against the Home Office, seeking group compensation for unlawful detention and loss of earnings.
Bindmans law firm, representing a group of 23 students who have already won their appeals against the Home Office, proposed that the claims be grouped together in court, similar to the Windrush compensation scheme.
However, the Home Office has said it is “too soon” for a streamlined scheme and is considering each case individually, “which is a much slower process”, Theodora Middleton solicitor of public law and Bindmans told The PIE.
In 2014, the Home Office revoked more than 35,000 student visas after a BBC panorama investigation revealed “fake sitters” were being used in two test centres delivering the ETS exam required for visa renewals.
