Each awarding organisation will be subject to conditions of recognition. Most of the conditions of recognition to which an awarding organisation is subject will apply to all awarding organisations (general conditions). However, different general conditions might also be applied to different types of awarding organisation, different qualifications or types of qualification, or in respect of credits relating to different components of qualifications or types of such components.

We may also impose additional conditions of recognition on an individual awarding organisation. The Act refers to these as being conditions “other” than the general conditions, and they are more usually referred to as “special conditions”.

The Act states that the special conditions which may be applied to an individual awarding organisation include in particular:

• entry and inspection conditions (as explained below), or
• fee-capping conditions.

However, we also have the power to impose additional types of special condition where it would be appropriate to do so in the case of an individual awarding organisation.