OCR Notice of Intention to fine: July 2018
Ofqual issues notice of intention to fine OCR following a question paper error in May 2017.
Applies to England
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Awarding organisation | Issue | Action taken | Case status |
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Oxford, Cambridge, RSA Examinations (OCR) | Failure to comply with Conditions G1.1, G9.3, H5.1 | Notice of Intention to impose a monetary penalty | Open |
On 18 May 2018 Ofqual formally issued OCR with a notice explaining our intention to fine it £175,000.
The proposed fine follows an error which affected assessments for OCR’s GCSE English Literature qualification in the 2017 summer series. OCR’s assessment was not fit for purpose because a question about Shakespeare’s play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ which should have referred to ‘the Montagues’ instead referred to ‘the Capulets’.
We have delayed publication of the notice until after GCSE and GCE examinations for 2018, in accordance with our usual policy not to make significant announcements during that period.
Interested parties now have the opportunity to make representations in respect of our proposal to fine OCR £175,000. Representations should be addressed to Matthew Humphrey, Ofqual’s Director of Legal Moderation and Enforcement, by email to [email protected].
Representations must be made before 4pm on 16 July 2018.