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Refund of Examination Fees
Full or partial refunds of examination fees will be made in the following circumstances:
- Where a candidate’s application is withdrawn before the closing date – 100% refund of fee paid.
- Where the candidate is prevented from attending the examination by illness or bereavement, substantiated by a satisfactory medical certificate sent to CIPFA within 1 week of the examination – 75% refund of the fee paid.
- Where a candidate’s application is withdrawn after the closing date and no fewer than four clear weeks before the first day of the examination – 50% refund of the fee paid.
- Where a candidate attends the examination and leaves at any time before the official finish time, unless this is due to exceptional medical circumstances, substantiated by a satisfactory medical certificate sent to CIPFA within 1 week of the examination – no refund is made.
- Where a where a candidate withdraws from an examination in the four weeks prior to the examination, unless the withdrawal is in accordance with b. above - no refund is made.
Students who wish to withdraw from an exam already entered for or request a refund for an exam they were unable to sit should download and complete the withdrawal/refund form and return to the address specified on the form.