Exam Boards: Subject Access Policy

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Dear Exam Board

Please can you respond to this request for information, under the standard FOI Act 2000 terms and timing.

Please can you provide your policy (If available as a document or web page, otherwise, in free text reply) on the treatment of taken / entered examination papers and requests for access by

a) the exam candidate
b) the exam candidate's supporting staff / school.

1. Do you release the exam papers on request?
2. If yes, with what content -- please outline differences if there are any, where the data provided are handwritten or typed or multiple choice (from candidate / examiner) -- please also note whether any content may be redacted as standard practice
3. If yes, do you make any charge for this, and if yes on what lawful basis do you rely for this?
4. Have you informed candidates / settings of your policy and how if at all, the papers may be a) processed in or outside the UK b) for any secondary purposes c) for use by whom d) retention and destruction periods?
5. Do you use the exam papers for machine learning purposes / training AI or similar; or other product development beyond responding to the candidate with a mark?

Many thanks.
Sincerely,

Jen Persson

FOI, Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Jen, with reference to your email received by us on Friday 8 June requesting information under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. As per section 10 of the Act, you can expect a response no later than 20 working days from the date of receipt of your request. We will reply to your request by 6/7/2018, at the very latest, reference number F02062018.

There may be a fee payable for this information. This will be considered and you will be informed if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is processed and released. The 20 day time limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment. If there is a fee payable we will write to you again to let you know the process in this event.

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Regards
John

John Boyle
Communications & Information Executive
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Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
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John Boyle, Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Jen, with reference to your email received by us on Friday 8 June requesting information under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, reference number F02062018. We can disclose the following information.
We have addressed each point individually below.

Please can you provide your policy (If available as a document or web page, otherwise, in free text reply) on the treatment of taken / entered examination papers and requests for access by

a) the exam candidate
b) the exam candidate's supporting staff / school.

CCEA operates its post results services to JCQ processes as documented in it Post Results Services document which can be found at

https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/post...

1. Do you release the exam papers on request?

Access to a candidate's script is available on request by their centre.
CCEA's policy on this is line with JCQ post results services
https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/post...

2. If yes, with what content -- please outline differences if there are any, where the data provided are handwritten or typed or multiple choice (from candidate / examiner) -- please also note whether any content may be redacted as standard practice

CCEA's policy on this is in line with JCQ's Post Results Services.

https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/post...

It is not standard practice to redact content.

3. If yes, do you make any charge for this, and if yes on what lawful basis do you rely for this?

Not applicable.

4. Have you informed candidates / settings of your policy and how if at all, the papers may be a) processed in or outside the UK b) for any secondary purposes c) for use by whom d) retention and destruction periods?

The CCEA policy is in line with that of JCQ Post Results Services. Papers are not processed outside the UK.

5. Do you use the exam papers for machine learning purposes / training AI or similar; or other product development beyond responding to the candidate with a mark?

CCEA does not use exam papers for any of the above.

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Your sincerely
John

John Boyle
Communications & Information Executive
Marketing & Communications
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
29 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Belfast. BT1 3BG.
T. +44 (0) 28 90 261 217
M. +44 (0) 7796 947 989
E. [email address]
W. www.ccea.org.uk

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