Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors would trigger investigation by the Department for Education and other external agencies with regard to abnormal examination results in independent colleges.
This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation, which has responsibility for maintaining standards and confidence in regulated qualifications in England. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Dr Jo Saxton, to write to the noble Lord and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.