Notice

OCR undertaking: March 2018

Undertaking from OCR following non-compliance with Ofqual's conditions before January 2017.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 2 March 2018

Applies to England

Documents

Undertaking given by Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) to Ofqual in accordance with Condition B8 of the General Conditions of Recognition, June 2016 (the Conditions)

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Details

Awarding organisation	Issue	Action taken	Case status
Oxford, Cambridge, RSA Examinations (OCR)	Failure to comply with the Conditions in respect of incidents occurring before January 2017	Undertaking accepted	Closed

On 1 March 2018, Ofqual accepted an undertaking from OCR.

Following an Ofqual investigation into a number of incidents reported by OCR, OCR has admitted failing to comply with 15 of the General Conditions of Recognition and has given an undertaking setting out how it will prevent any recurrence of the incidents.

Ofqual’s investigation concerned incidents affecting the delivery of OCR’s GCSE computing qualification. The breaches OCR has admitted relate to those incidents but also include submitting an annual statement to Ofqual which was not accurate.

As well as accepting an undertaking, Ofqual has given notice that it intends to fine OCR £125,000. OCR’s decision to give an undertaking was one of the factors which reduced the amount of the proposed fine.

Published 2 March 2018