Higher Education Cheating Services Prohibition Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Creates an offence of providing or advertising cheating services for higher education assessments.
• Covers services offered for all higher education assessments by individuals or organisations (including online platforms).
• Originates in the House of Lords and is at its second reading stage; further stages will determine the exact offences and penalties.
• Future stages will set out the details of offences, penalties and enforcement mechanisms.

Progress

The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Lords. If it progresses, it will move to committee stage and subsequent readings in the Lords, before possibly moving to the House of Commons.