Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what reviews or audits of the Student Loans Company have been undertaken in the past five years; and what companies or individuals were employed to carry out those activities.

The Student Loans Company (SLC) is subject to a rigorous programme of internal and external audits through the Government Internal Audit Agency, its external auditor KPMG, and the National Audit Office (NAO). In addition, the NAO have undertaken a number of specific reviews pertaining to SLC, such as the report into Student Loan Repayments published in November 2013 and Alternative Higher Education Providers in October 2017 (see attached reports). The SLC is also within the scope of a number of Parliamentary Committees, including the Education Select Committee and the Public Accounts Committee.

The reports are published at the following addresses:

https://www.nao.org.uk/press-release/student-loan-repayments/.

https://www.nao.org.uk/report/follow-up-on-alternative-higher-education-providers/.