This is a collection of letters sent to awarding organisations to keep them informed of Ofqual's proposed and existing requirements.

This collection of letters starts from October 2014 (R028/2014). Any letters to responsible officers at awarding organisations sent before this date can be found on the national archives.

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1. Letter to awarding organisations - publishing details of grade aggregation approaches
   • 13 December 2019
   • Correspondence
2. Letter to awarding organisations: international qualification delivery
   • 31 July 2019
   • Correspondence
3. Letter to awarding organisations: decisions on use of Ofqual logo
   • 10 June 2019
   • Correspondence
4. Letter to awarding organisations: Annual Statement to Ofqual 2019
   • 17 May 2019
   • Correspondence
5. Letter to awarding organisations: international qualifications
   • 24 April 2019
   • Correspondence
6. Letter to awarding organisations: use of Ofqual logo
   • 27 March 2019
   • Correspondence
7. Information submitted for the Register of Regulated Qualifications
   • 3 September 2018
   • Correspondence
8. Letter to awarding organisations: qualification category on Register
   • 23 July 2018
   • Correspondence
9. Letter to awarding organisations: confidential assessment materials
   • 19 July 2018
   • Correspondence
10. Letter to awarding organisations: qualification type
    • 15 June 2018
    • Correspondence
11. Centre controls and moderation of qualifications
    • 9 February 2018
    • Correspondence
12. Making clear which qualifications Ofqual regulates
    • 18 December 2017
    • Correspondence
13. Event notifications for vocational and technical qualifications
    • 14 September 2017
    • Correspondence
14. Completing implementation of the RQF
    • 1 August 2017
    • Correspondence
15. Suspending total qualification time for end-point assessments
    • 19 July 2017
    • Correspondence
16. Regulation of apprenticeship end-point assessments
    • 27 June 2017
    • Correspondence
17. Letter to awarding organisations: annual statement to Ofqual 2017
    • 27 June 2017
    • Correspondence
18. Letter to awarding organisations: qualification specifications
    • 2 December 2016
    • Correspondence
19. Letter to awarding organisations: Response to post-16 skills plan
    • 28 July 2016
    • Correspondence
20. Letter to awarding organisations: Updated General Conditions
    • 28 July 2016
    • Correspondence
21. Letter to awarding organisations: Changes in Northern Ireland
    • 28 July 2016
    • Correspondence
22. Letter to awarding organisations: Activity for the next 18 to 24 months
    • 18 April 2016
    • Correspondence
23. Letter to awarding organisations: Annual statement to Ofqual - 2016
    • 12 April 2016
    • Correspondence
24. Letter to awarding organisations: regulation in Northern Ireland
    • 26 February 2016
    • Correspondence
25. Letter to awarding organisations: changes to VQ regulation in Northern Ireland
    • 25 January 2016
    • Correspondence
26. Letter to awarding organisations: complaints in HE qualifications
    • 18 December 2015
    • Correspondence
27. Letter to awarding organisations: further information about total qualification time
    • 8 December 2015
    • Correspondence
28. Letter to awarding organisations: spring audits 2015
    • 3 December 2015
    • Correspondence
29. Letter to awarding organisations: total qualification time
    • 1 October 2015
    • Correspondence
30. Letter to awarding organisations: RITS permissions
    • 29 September 2015
    • Correspondence
31. Letter to awarding organisations: Regulated Qualifications Framework
    • 17 September 2015
    • Correspondence
32. Letter to awarding organisations: a new qualifications framework
    • 6 August 2015
    • Correspondence
33. Letter to awarding organisations: closing the unit bank
    • 16 June 2015
    • Correspondence
34. Letter to awarding organisations: calendar of data requests
    • 13 May 2015
    • Correspondence
35. Letter to awarding organisations: developing a RITS replacement
    • 23 April 2015
    • Correspondence
36. Letter to awarding organisations: submitting statements of compliance to Ofqual
    • 2 April 2015
    • Correspondence
37. Letter to awarding organisations: reviewing your recognition
    • 2 March 2015
    • Correspondence
38. Letter to awarding organisations: effects of removing QCF rules
    • 11 February 2015
    • Correspondence
39. Letter to awarding organisations: learner vocational data request
    • 10 December 2014
    • Correspondence
40. Letter to awarding organisations: withdrawing the QCF rules
    • 9 December 2014
    • Correspondence
41. Letter to awarding organisations: the accreditation requirement
    • 14 October 2014
    • Correspondence

1. 13 December 2019 Added link to a letter to awarding organisations on publishing details of their grade aggregation approaches.
2. 31 July 2019 Added link to RO65b - information about international delivery of Ofqual regulated qualifications.
3. 10 June 2019 Added link to RO64b, outlining decisions on requirements for the use of the Ofqual logo on regulated qualification certificates.
4. 17 May 2019 Added link to RO66 - annual statement of compliance to Ofqual 2019
5. 24 April 2019 Added link to RO65 - international qualifications and certificates.
6. 27 March 2019 Added a new letter (RO64), outlining requirements for the use of the Ofqual logo on regulated qualification certificates.
7. 20 July 2018 RO62: information on qualification type added
8. 20 July 2018 Added letter published on 19 July 2018, RO61, on revised Conditions and guidance relating to the safeguarding of confidential assessment materials.
9. 18 June 2018 Letter about qualifications type added
10. 9 February 2018 Added RO59, "Centre controls and moderation of qualifications"
11. 18 December 2017 Added RO58/2017: Making clear which qualifications Ofqual regulates.
12. 14 September 2017 Added 'Event notifications for vocational and technical qualifications'.
13. 1 August 2017 Added RO56/2017 - Completing implementation of the RQF
14. 19 July 2017 Added letter on temporary changes to total qualification time (TQT) for apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPAs).
15. 27 June 2017 Updated to include RO53 - annual statement to Ofqual 2017 and RO54 - regulation of end-point assessments.
16. 2 December 2016 Updated to include RO52, letter to awarding organisations: qualification specifications.
17. 28 July 2016 Added 3 letters to the document collection: RO49: Letter to awarding organisations: Changes in Northern Ireland RO50: Letter to awarding organisations: Updated General Conditions RO51: Letter to awarding organisations: Response to post-16 skills plan
18. 18 April 2016 Letter to awarding organisations: Activity for the next 18 to 24 months added
19. 8 April 2016 Added letter to awarding organisations: Annual statement to Ofqual - 2016
20. 26 February 2016 Added RO46A/2016 and RO46B/2016 - confirming changes to the regulation of vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland.
21. 25 January 2016 Added RO54: Changes to the regulation of vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland
22. 18 December 2015 Added RO44: Letter to awarding organisations: complaints in HE qualifications.
23. 8 December 2015 Added RO43/15 letter to awarding organisations: further information about total qualification time.
24. 3 December 2015 Added a letter to awarding organisations: regulatory report spring audit 2015 (RO42/15)
25. 29 September 2015 Added RO40 and RO41 on RITS permissions
26. 29 September 2015 Added letter on total qualification time
27. 25 September 2015 Added letters 37 and 38 about the regulated qualifications framework.
28. 29 June 2015 Added RO36: Closing the unit bank
29. 13 May 2015 Added RO35/2015: 'Letter to awarding organisations: calendar of known data requests 2015'
30. 24 April 2015 Added 'Letter to awarding organisations: developing a RITS replacement'
31. 2 April 2015 updated to add new letter to awarding organisations (RO33/2015)
32. 3 March 2015 Added RO32 to the collection
33. 11 February 2015 RO31/2015 added
34. 11 February 2015 First published.