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Dear Isabelle,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request of 23 September 2023. 

We have completed the compilation of information in response to your
request which read:

[1]https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/study/undergr...),
the FAQs for UCL faculty of law, you say that “The grade 6 in GCSE maths
could be waived to a 5 for students whose GCSE assessment was affected by
extenuating circumstances that could not be taken into account by the
relevant Exam Board at the time.” Could you elaborate on the meaning of
“could not be taken into account by the relevant exam board at the time” ?
Does this mean if your extenuating circumstances were too hefty to be
fully accounted for by the exam boards? Such as severe disruption to
education for a number of years?

We can confirm that we do hold information of the description specified in
your request and this information is provided below.

OUR RESPONSE

We do not have a fixed list of accepted extenuating circumstances; we
review each applicant’s individual situation on a case-by-case basis. We
would recommend that the referee provides information about the
extenuating circumstances in the dedicated section on the UCAS
application, this will usually suffice for our Director of Programmes to
review the case. If we require further information, we would be in touch
with the applicant. You can also contact us anytime at
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