Award Verification Letters for pre-2006 students graduates

If you are a third party, or a student who graduated from one of the University's predecessor institutions including Luton College of Higher Education, Luton Technical College or the University of Luton, and would like your studies verified we may be able to help.

The University began confirming its own awards in 2006. This means that if your award was made prior to this date we may not be able to provide you with a duplicate certificate, however, we may be able to produce an award verification letter.

An award verification letter confirms a former student’s qualification and classification. Once we are able to retrieve documentary evidence from our archive records that confirms the course undertaken was completed and a qualification was awarded, we will be able to issue an award verification letter. Please note that due to the historical nature of the records, not all requests can be fulfilled as there may be difficulties locating certain physical or electronic documents required to produce an award verification letter.

There is a small non-refundable fee irrespective of whether we are able to verify your award which is included with the service of providing award verification letters. Please find a price listing in table below.

If you would like to place a request for an award verification letter, please follow the instructions below.

Student Request Instructions

If you are a former student and would like to request an award verification letter please submit the following information to sid@beds.ac.uk:

• Your full name, date of birth, full address;
• The year you graduated;
• A photocopy of you ID e.g. your passport, driving licence or birth certificate.

Third Party Request Instructions

If you are a third party and would like to request an award verification letter on behalf of a former student please submit a consent to disclose form which must be on your company's headed paper form to sid@beds.ac.uk with the following information:

• Verify your establishment;
• State the year the former student graduated;
• Include the former student's full name along with their date of birth, full address, email address and a contact phone number;
• A photocopy of the student’s photo ID e.g. their passport, driving licence or birth certificate; and
• Ensure that the consent to disclose form includes the former students hand signature (we do not accept e-signatures or email giving consent).

Once we receive this information, you will be sent a link to the University's online shop where you will be able to set up an account with the University, and place a purchase order for an award verification letter.

Requests can take approximately 21 days to fulfill.