Some undergrad courses have extra requirements, such as music, where they request applicants have a certain grade in at least one instrument.
Requesting applicants to attach or upload a photo was banned years ago.
"This published guidance was wrong and has now been updated," Javid said, adding that there were 51 cases identified where DNA evidence was requested from applicants at their own cost.
Within the Gurkha concession, management information shows that since the policy was introduced in January 2015 through to July 2018, 51 cases have been identified where DNA was requested from applicants at their own cost.
Job postings for Shanghai-based IZhaohu, a hiring platform for on-demand nurses, requested that applicants have "presentable facial features" for nursing positions.
However, lawmakers concerned that South Australia would become a destination for death tourism have also requested that applicants must have lived in the state for at least one year before being eligible.
Be transparent about where you're at in the process, and request applicants do the same.
It's actually the embassy that often requests applicants to re-apply if they are rejected because it has no kind of formal appeals process.
For patents and patent applications, disclosure of the following information is requested: patent applicant (whether author or institution), name of inventor(s), application number, status of application, specific aspect of manuscript covered in patent application.
Sue Harris, transactions and systems manager at Powys council, said: "We've already seen processing costs reduced across the business performance unit and are on target to exceed identified savings across advertising, application requests, applicant interviews and appointments, shortlists, payroll and leaver processes.
