Consultation on Specifications in Relation to the Reasonable Adjustment of General Qualifications
This consultation document sets out how we propose to exercise our new powers under section 96 of the Equality Act 2010 and seeks views on specific proposals. The proposals in Part 4 cover a number of key areas, and are largely in line with existing practice.
Read the consultation
The consultation is available to view online.
Alternatively you can download a copy in PDF format, Specifications in Relation to the Reasonable Adjustment of General Qualifications [329KB, PDF].
Alternative accessible formats:
Spoken word, iTunes audiobook with bookmarks (m4b, 30.8MB, 2 hours 42 minutes)
Spoken word, mp3 format (mp3, 27.9MB, 2 hours 42 minutes)
Consultation questions only (Microsoft Word)
Respond to the consultation
This consultation has now closed to responses. The deadline for receipt of responses was 5pm 15th August 2011.
Findings of this consultation
Download a summary of the responses to this consultation.
Following this consultation we published Specifications in Relation to the Reasonable Adjustment of General Qualifications [PDF, 46KB]
Contents:
- Executive summary
- About this document
- Glossary
- Part 1: Background and Context
- Part 2: Guidance currently available on reasonable adjustments to qualifications
- Part 3: Structural options and principles
- Part 4: Specified measures
- Specified Measures
- Exemptions - Current situation
- Exemptions - Proposals
- Pass marks and grade boundaries - Current situation
- Pass marks and grade boundaries - Proposal
- Readers - Current situation
- Readers - Proposals
- Scribes and voice recognition technology - Current situation
- Scribes and voice recognition technology - Proposals
- British Sign Language - Current situation
- British Sign Language - Proposals
- Practical assistants - Current situation
- Practical assistants - Proposals
- Oral language modifiers - Current situation
- Oral language modifiers - Proposals
- Other areas
- Part 5: Transitional arrangements and timing
- Respond
- Appendices
