Equality Impact Assessment undertaken as part of the development of the algorithm for A level Results in 2020.
Dear Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation,
please could you send me a copy of any/all documents that include and/or reference the Equality Impact Assessment (or similar process) carried out as part of the decision-making process for adopting the algorithm used in assessing A Level results in 2020.
Thank you
Yours faithfully,
Debbie Wilshire
Dear Ms Wilshire
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Freedom of Information Team
Ofqual
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Dear Ms Wilshire
Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request
Our reference: FOI2021148
I refer to your recent request for information, made under the Freedom of
Information Act 200 (“the Act”).
Under the Act, public authorities have two duties to individuals
requesting information: firstly, to confirm whether or not they hold the
information requested and, secondly, to provide a copy of that information
unless one or more of the exemptions under the Act apply.
Your request
You have asked Ofqual to provide you with a copy all documents which
include and/or reference the equality impact assessment in relation to the
adjustment of assessments carried out as part of the decision-makng
process for adopting the algorithm used in assessing A Level results in
2020.
Our response
We have searched our records and I can confirm that Ofqual
holds some information of the type that you have requested.
We included an equalities impact assessment in our Awarding GCSE, AS, A
level, advanced extension awards and extended project qualifications in
summer 2020: interim report, which is published on our website
here: [1]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...
particular, please see sections 3, 7 and 10.
You may be also interest to know that equality impact assessments were
published as part of our public consultation decisions and be found on our
website
here: [2]https://www.gov.uk/government/consultati...
Internal review
If you are unhappy with the way in which your request has
been handled, you have the right to request an internal review. You can
request an internal review by contacting:
Naik Sandhu
Legal Practice Manager, Ofqual
Earlsdon Park
53-55 Butts Road
Coventry, CV1 3BH
(Email: [email address]).
If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you can
apply to the Information Commissioner. Complaints to the Information
Commissioner should be sent to:
FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire, SK9 5AF
I hope the information above is of assistance.
Yours sincerely
Bridget Makepeace
Senior Officer Compliance, Ofqual
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