30.We propose to change the regulations so that the new regulatory approach applies to any learner who is registered on the Diploma or its component qualifications from the beginning of the 2012/13 academic year. The existing regulations will continue to apply to all those learners who were registered on the qualification prior to this point. Any awarding organisation that wishes to continue to offer the Diploma to candidates starting in 2012/13 will be required to confirm its intention to us and detail how it will continue aggregate the results.