# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W

(1) An academic authority must without delay inform the Secretary of State and provide the Secretary of State with particulars if an applicant or eligible student—
(a) withdraws from or abandons their course;
(b) is expelled from their course;
(c) is absent from their course for more than 60 days due to illness;
(d) is suspended from their course (whether at the applicant’s or student’s request or not).
(2) An academic authority is not required to provide under sub-paragraph (1) any information which it has already provided to the Secretary of State under Chapter 4 (declarations provided by academic authorities) of Part 3 (applying for support, provision of information, and loan contracts).

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/schedule/5/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/schedule-5/paragraph-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.