A Bill to make it an offence to provide or advertise cheating services for Higher Education assessments
House of Lords
28 April 2022
This Bill would make it a criminal offence to provide or advertise cheating services for higher education assessments. It targets services such as essay mills and similar help offered to students, whether online or in person, with the aim of protecting the integrity of degree qualifications.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Lords. If it progresses, it will move to detailed examination in Committee of the Whole House and then on to further readings before possibly passing to the House of Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 25 June.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
