Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced SearchPenalty: £92,000
Year: 2016
Date: 11 November, 2016
Offence Group: safety-related offences
Offence Type: childcare and educational services violation
Violation Description: Pearson admitted failing to meet 6 general conditions of recognition in connection with an incident that affected a variety of vocational qualifications between 22 April 2015 and January 2016. Our enforcement committee found that Pearson did not adequately plan the introduction of a new IT system, because an incident occurred in the transition of learner and centre data (Condition A5.3(b)). Pearson issued inaccurate results to 551 learners (Condition H5.1 and H6.1(d)). Pearson issued certificates with incorrect names to 41 learners and certificates with inaccurate results to 1566 learners (Condition I4.1(d)). Pearson failed to issue results on time for 1,648 qualifications (Condition H6.1(e)). Pearson failed to issue certificates on time for 10,851 qualifications (Condition I4.1(b)). Ofqual today (11 November 2016) formally issued Pearson with a notice requiring it to pay costs of £7,000.
Agency: Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Parent: information services; media
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Source Notes: Additional notice of costs:(click here)