Can the tutor test for plagiarism under these circumstances? I have been trying to get into college, but there has been a lot to catch up on. I told the tutor that my friend, who is already doing the course, would be able to help me with my work if I was stuck.


  I am often at Anon's house or he is at mine, so we could always work together and I could catch up at home.


However, he replied with this:


  I also have grave concerns that you believe you could get information
  from another current student, this is clearly an issue of plagiarism.
  Anon's work will now be fully scrutinised due to your noted comments


I have trust in my friend and know he will not ever plagiarise.

I am in the UK, and I am not in the college (I am in a Level 3 apprenticeship for Software Development, he is doing Engineering). Is the tutor still allowed to scrutinise my friends work under these circumstances? And what is there I could do to prevent this?

I accept full responsibility for my actions, but I want to set things right and I just don't know if I can.

Update:
This has now been solved with thanks to Maarten Buis.
If a tutor decides that (s)he will look extra carefully at the work of a specific student because (s)he believes that that student might plagiarise, then there is nothing you can do to prevent it. However, as long as your friend does not plagiarise, there is no problem (other than the time wasted by the tutor).