Regulation and policies

The awarding bodies under the JCQ umbrella have published common regulations for schools, colleges and other examination and assessment centres.

Re-issued annually, these regulations set out awarding bodies’ policies, refer to national agreements on the conduct of examinations, and establish the mutual responsibilities of awarding bodies and centres.

Download and read our recognition of prior learning policy statement

Download and read our complaints policy and associated procedures.

The policy that applies to materials published by OCR in paper or electronic form.

The policy that applies to publisher resources endorsed by OCR.

Policy statement on offering qualifications through the medium of Welsh

Read our statement on the training, monitoring and actions on reviews of marking and moderation.

Download and read our safeguarding guidance for OCR staff and assessors.

At OCR, which is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, we feel the diversity of our workforce makes a positive and important contribution to our continuing business success. We publish information on the difference in average pay between male and female employees each year, in line with gender pay reporting legislation, on the Cambridge University Press & Assessment website.

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