Safer to get a letter stating minimum funds held for the period and instant access.
Ahh this is just for earnings, I have all the statements for my maintenance funds...
Printouts statements +signature+stamp = original bank statements
Actually I only got the stamp.
The guidance says:
Bank statements provided must be on official bank stationery, and must show each of the payments that the applicant is claiming. If the applicant wishes to submit electronic bank statements from an online account he/ she should also provide a supporting letter from the bank on company headed paper confirming that the documents are authentic. Alternatively an electronic bank statement bearing the official stamp of the bank issuing the statements will be accepted. This stamp must appear on every page of the statement. For the purposes of this guidance an online bank account is one that operates solely over the internet and sends their bank statements to their customers electronically (for example over the internet or via email).
What's not clear is whether the stamp applies electronic printouts (which were issued by the bank), or only to 'online bank accounts'.
If it's the latter, then there is NO recourse for a situation where a bank does not issue statements on official statement.
I don't see anything about a signature...
One would expect reasonableness - clearly the rules are to try and ensure that statements are authentic/authorised. We've done all we can - obviously we can't bend bank policies