PrintExamination Appeals Policy
Timescales
- All appeals must be received within 10 working days of the publication or notification of the results.
- The receipt of an accepted appeal will be acknowledged within 5 working days.
- A notification of failure to meet the required criteria for an appeal will be acknowledged within 5 working days.
- At Stage 1, a decision on the appeal by the Quality Assurance Manager will be reached within 15 working days. In more complex cases, the timescale may be extended. Students will be kept informed of any changes to the expected timetable.
- A Stage 2 appeal must be received by the Quality Assurance Manager within 5 days after the notification date of the Stage 1 decision.
- A Stage 2 appeal will be assessed by an external independent assessor; notification of the decision will be sent to the appellant within 25 working days of the receipt of the Stage 2 appeal
- A Stage 3 appeal will be heard, where possible, within 30 days after a Stage 2 decision. This may be extended at the discretion of the Chairman of the Appeals Review Committee.
- Students will receive notification of the Appeals Review Committee decision will be made within 10 days of the hearing.
Please note that CIPFA reserve the right to amend any of the stated timescales, within reason, and subject to the complexity of an appeal, or the availability of suitable independent external assessors. Students will be kept informed of all revision schedule changes and the reasons for the changes.