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The Oxford Business College site in Carlton Road, Nottingham

A Nottingham college accused of 'abusing' the student loan system has closed despite a key legal win against the Government that could allow it to return. Oxford Business College on Carlton Road, which had franchising agreements that allowed pupils to get a university degree and funding, was told its pupils would no longer be eligible for student loans after what Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson branded as action to "stamp out any abuse of the student support system".

The senior Labour politican's statement from April, which alleged the network of colleges - including Nottingham's - had "fallen well short" on assessing students' English skills and monitoring their attendance, said enrollees would hav

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