The head of centre or a designated staff member may appeal against a finding of malpractice and/or sanction on behalf of a member of centre staff. A member of centre staff or personnel contracted to a centre (e.g. an external invigilator) may appeal against a finding of malpractice and/or the sanction imposed on him/her.
Please fill in the JCQ/App 1 form, which can be found in the JCQ appeals booklet. Section 2 of the JCQ appeals booklet provides important information about appealing malpractice sanction and should be read in full before submitting an application for a malpractice appeal.
The head of centre or a designated staff member or staff member/contractor who has had a sanction imposed should state as clearly and concisely as possible the grounds for the appeal and must include any further evidence relevant to supporting the appeal.
Appeals should be made within 14 calendar days of receiving the malpractice decision. Pearson will usually reject appeals made outside of this timescale.
A member of the regulation team will then contact the head of centre to acknowledge receipt of the appeal application and advise on the next steps of the process.
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