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	<title>Ensuring Regulatory Continuity</title>
	<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity</link>
	<description>Proposed transitional and transitory regulatory arrangements from April 1 2010</description>
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		<title>Overview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This document sets out the proposed transitional arrangements that should be put in place from 1 April 2010, to assist Ofqual in moving from the current regime to an independent body with new duties and powers. We are seeking views on these proposals from awarding organisations and National Curriculum and Early Years Foundation Stage responsible [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/uncategorized/overview/</link>
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		<title>About Ofqual</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ About Ofqual
Ofqual is the regulator of qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. Ofqual will regulate vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland. Ofqual aims to ensure that children, young people and adult learners get the results their work deserves, that standards are maintained and that the qualifications learners receive count now and in the future.
 Ofqual’s legal status
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/introduction/about-ofqual/</link>
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		<title>The way forward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[68.We will consider comments on the proposed transitional arrangements and, where necessary and appropriate, whether any changes should be made to the proposed transitional arrangements before they are finalised. We need to provide initial advice to the Secretary of State by the end of February 2010 on the transitional arrangements that should be put in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/the-way-forward/the-way-forward-2/</link>
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		<title>Comments on the proposals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[66.We are keen to ensure that awarding organisations and responsible bodies understand the proposed transitional arrangements. We would therefore welcome comments and suggestions on the proposed arrangements. We would also be happy to respond to requests for clarification on any of the proposed arrangements. Awarding organisations and responsible bodies can comment on the proposals by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/comments-on-the-proposals/comments-on-the-proposals-2/</link>
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		<title>Annex B: Codes of practice and operational rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As proposed in paragraph 28 compliance with these codes of practice will be a general condition of recognition under the 2009 Act.

	The GCSE, GCE and Advanced Extension Award code of practice. You can find the 2009 edition, which is currently being revised, at http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/files/2009-04-14-code-of-practice.pdf.

A revised version is due to be published in April 2010 and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/annex-b/annex-b-codes-of-practice-and-operational-rules/</link>
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		<title>The qualifications regulatory framework</title>
		<description><![CDATA[56.The 2009 Act will require us to publish a document setting out how we will regulate and our expectations of recognised awarding organisations. As with recognition and accreditation criteria wherever possible we would propose to maintain the status quo. Therefore until Ofqual determines the longer term arrangements it wishes to put in place we expect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/the-proposed-transitional-arrangements-part-1/the-qualifications-regulatory-framework-2/</link>
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		<title>Power to give directions and to withdraw recognition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[48.Under the 1997 Act we are able to direct an awarding organisation to comply with an accreditation condition where it has failed or is likely to fail to comply with such a condition and that failure prejudices or is likely to prejudice the proper award of the qualification or any person who might be expected [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/the-proposed-transitional-arrangements-part-1/power-to-give-directions-and-to-withdraw-recognition/</link>
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		<title>Investigation of complaints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[43.The 2009 Act will give us the power to investigate, or make arrangements for the investigation of, complaints in relation to the award of qualifications.

44.We currently undertake the investigation of complaints in respect of a variety of matters relating to the award of qualifications. Certain complaints are investigated by the Examinations Appeals Board (EAB).

45.We propose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/the-proposed-transitional-arrangements-part-1/investigation-of-complaints-2/</link>
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		<title>Register</title>
		<description><![CDATA[38.The 2009 Act will require us to publish a register of recognised awarding organisations and the regulated qualifications that they award and those they are recognised to award. 
39.We therefore propose to:

publish a list of all the organisations that we have recognised to award qualifications on the National Database of Accredited Qualifications (NDAQ) (the list [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/the-proposed-transitional-arrangements-part-1/register-2/</link>
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		<title>Accreditation criteria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[35.We therefore propose that, initially, the existing accreditation criteria should continue to apply as follows. Even if we choose to amend some of these criteria in the period after vesting, we will not move to a position where accreditation is no longer needed until we are ready to do so. We will aim to move [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://comment.ofqual.gov.uk/ensuring-regulatory-continuity/the-proposed-transitional-arrangements-part-1/accreditation-criteria-2/</link>
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