Higher Education Cheating Services Prohibition Bill [HL]

Key Points

• It creates offences for providing or advertising cheating services for higher education assessments.
• The offence covers services linked to exams, essays, dissertations and other assessments.
• It applies to individuals and organisations offering these services to students.
• Penalties on conviction and the exact offences would be set out in the bill.
• The measure is designed to deter cheating and safeguard academic integrity.

Progress

The bill is currently at the second reading in the Lords. If it progresses, it will move to committee stage in the Lords for detailed scrutiny, followed by report and third readings before potential passage to the Commons.