Ofqual has published a new consultation on how awarding organisations (AOs) approach the process of preventing, detecting and investigating malpractice and maladministration, and deciding what action to take.

Informed by JCQ’s Independent Commission on Examination Malpractice, proposals in the Ofqual consultation cover:

• The differences between malpractice and maladministration, and the implications of this
• How AOs might act to prevent malpractice and maladministration
• The factors AOs might wish to consider when deciding who should investigate alleged malpractice and maladministration
• The considerations AOs should have in mind when deciding what action to take once malpractice and maladministration has been established.

The deadline for responses is 26 March 2020.