Education and Skills written question – answered at on 8 September 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
(1) when he expects the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to meet its obligations under section 95 of the December 2002 Tomlinson Report to publish a Memorandum of Understanding between the QCA and the awarding bodies before the first anniversary of the publication of that report;
(2) what discussions took place between the Department and the awarding bodies as stipulated in section 95 of the December 2002 Tomlinson Report relating to the Memorandum of Understanding published on 19 June;
(3) what plans he has to call together the relevant staff of his Department, of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and of the awarding bodies to discuss jointly the Memorandum of Understanding (a) drawn up between his Department and the QCA, and (b) drawn up between the QCA and the awarding bodies;
(4) when he expects to meet his obligation under section 95 of the December 2002 Tomlinson Report to publish a Memorandum of Understanding between the DfES and the awarding bodies before the first anniversary of the publication of that report.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) was published on QCA's website on
The relationship between QCA and the awarding bodies is covered by QCA's regulatory arrangements which include the accreditation criteria and Codes of Practice published jointly by the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales, the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment and QCA. There is no need for a separate memorandum of understanding between DfES and the awarding bodies. QCA will continue to monitor and review its regulatory arrangements and to meet regularly with the Joint Council for General Qualifications.
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