OFT warns universities over student debt rules

By Chris Parr. The Office of Fair Trading has told universities to review rules that stop students from graduating if they have non-tuition fee debts.
The OFT analysed the terms and conditions of 115 UK institutions, and found that approximately 75 per cent include provision to prevent students from graduating or enrolling onto the next year of their course if they owe debts for services such as university accommodation, childcare, or because they have failed to return library books on time. Read more...