Guidance

DAO policies

Defence Awarding Organisation policies, including conflict of interest and equal opportunities.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 6 July 2017
• Last updated: 24 October 2024 — See all updates

Documents

DAO policy documents: statement

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Details

DAO policies can be obtained by contacting DAO at: defac-dao@mod.gov.uk.

This email address replaces all those previously published. To speak to a member of the team, please request a call via email.

Related information

• Defence Awarding Organisation
• DAO qualification handbooks

Published 6 July 2017
Last updated 24 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 24 October 2024

   Removed DAO policies that are no longer current.

2. 17 November 2022

   Updated contact email address.

3. 20 July 2022

   Removal of 2 attachments Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Personnel Data Consent Form.

4. 6 May 2022

   Updated: DAO recognition of prior learning policy.

5. 23 March 2022

   Added: DAO recognition of prior learning policy.

6. 16 February 2022

   Updated the following policies: DAO complaints policy, DAO safeguarding policy, and DAO recognition of prior learning policy.

7. 10 February 2022

   Updated: DAO conflict of interest policy.

8. 2 February 2022

   Addition of: DAO enquiry and appeals policy document.

9. 1 February 2022

   Addition of 'DAO recognition of prior learning' and 'DAO direct claims.'

10. 11 November 2021

    Replaced DAO malpractice policy PDF with HTML conversion.

11. 10 November 2021

    Updated: DAO sanctions policy.

12. 6 October 2021

    Updated: DAO malpractice policy.

13. 23 February 2021

    Updated: DAO recognition of prior learning policy with the accessible version of the flowchart.

14. 27 January 2021

    Updated: DAO safeguarding policy and added DAO safeguarding reporting form.

15. 27 January 2021

    Replaced the: DAO reasonable adjustment and special consideration policy with the newest version.

16. 7 August 2020

    Addition of: DAO qualification withdrawal policy.

17. 22 July 2020

    Updated: DAO enquiry and appeals policy.

18. 22 July 2020

    Added: DAO Safeguarding policy.

19. 21 July 2020

    Addition of: DAO internal quality assurance policy.

20. 23 June 2020

    Updated: DAO malpractice or maladministration reporting form.

21. 4 June 2020

    Addition of DAO forms: recognition of prior learning (RPL) personnel data consent form, EQA centre feedback form, enquiry form, appeal form, reasonable adjustment request form, special consideration request form and complaints form.

22. 28 May 2020

    Added equal opportunities monitoring process policy.

23. 14 May 2020

    Added DAO equality of opportunity policy. Removed date brackets from the following: DAO recognition of prior learning policy and DAO online learning policy. Changed document name: from DAO malpractice and maladministration policy and procedure to ‘Malpractice Policy’.

24. 1 May 2020

    Addition of updated DAO conflict of interest policy and form.

25. 28 April 2020

    Updated DAO online learning policy.

26. 20 April 2020

    Updated the DAO enquiry and appeals policy.

27. 16 April 2020

    Added DAO recognition of prior learning policy (updated 16 April 2020).

28. 3 April 2020

    Updated DAO complaints policy added.

29. 27 March 2020

    Added the new version of the data protection policy.

30. 26 March 2020

    Addition of updated direct claims policy.

31. 16 March 2020

    Updated Sanctions Policy added.

32. 25 February 2020

    Updated: DAO Malpractice policy and added Whistleblower policy.

33. 3 February 2020

    Replacement forms added: DAO consideration form and reasonable adjustment form. Updated reasonable adjustment and special consideration policy added.

34. 17 January 2020

    Replacement of DOA sanctions policy and DOA customer service statement.

35. 17 April 2019

    DAO conflict of interest policy updated with version 5 for April 2019.

36. 26 September 2018

    Updated and replaced the DAO malpractice and maladministration policy and procedure handbook.

37. 20 July 2018

    Added the DAO Enquiry and Appeals Policy.

38. 30 May 2018

    Added the DAO Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.

39. 29 May 2018

    Updated the DAO data protection policy and reasonable adjustment and special consideration policy.

40. 21 May 2018

    Updated all of the current DAO forms.

41. 14 May 2018

    Added Direct Claims Policy and Malpractice or Maladministration Reporting Form.

42. 11 May 2018

    Updated the DAO Sanctions Policy and DAO Conflict of interest policy and added the DAO online learning policy and added the DAO customer service statement.

43. 8 May 2018

    Added the DAO withdrawal policy.

44. 2 May 2018

    Updated the DAO complaints policy.

45. 26 April 2018

    Added the appeal form, enquiry form and complaints form.

46. 22 March 2018

    Updated the DAO malpractice and maladministration policy and procedure document.

47. 21 November 2017

    Added contact details.

48. 6 July 2017

    First published.