What is the Home Office English-language test scandal? Students launch legal action

International students who believe they were wrongly accused of cheating by the Home Office have reportedly started legal proceedings. 

After having their visas revoked, the students are seeking financial compensation for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment, loss of earnings, and damage to their mental health.

Significant new information has recently been introduced in court, casting doubt on the Home Office's decision to accuse the students of cheating. The allegations resulted in many of them being expelled from their courses and deported. 

The Guardian reported that the law firm Bindmans was representing 23 students and had issued claims between October 2020 and March 2022. However, only one case has been settled. 

Alice Hardy, a partner at Bindmans law firm,: “Our clients have been through hell. The Home Office deliberately concealed from them the fact that they had been accused of cheating, denying them the opportunity