Notice of Monetary Penalty: ProQual
Published 30 September 2025
Applies to England
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To: Responsible Officer, ProQual AB Limited
Notice
1. In accordance with its powers under Section 151A(2) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (“the Act”), and pursuant to its obligations under Section 151A(4) and 151A(5) of the Act, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (“Ofqual”) gives notice that it has imposed a Monetary Penalty in the sum of £15,000 on ProQual AB Limited (“ProQual”) as set out below.
2. On 7 August 2025, Ofqual published ‘Notice of Intention to accept a Settlement Proposal: ProQual” (“the Notice”).
3. The Notice stated that the amount of the Monetary Penalty shall be £15,000.
4. Alongside the Monetary Penalty, the Notice also recorded ProQual’s offer of an undertaking to commission an independent audit at its own expense to provide independent assurance that ProQual’s processes and record keeping have improved since the date of the Investigation Report (‘the Undertaking’).
5. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make representations in respect of Ofqual’s proposal. No representations were received. ProQual had already confirmed that it would not make representations.
Final Decision
6. For the reasons set out in the Notice, the Enforcement Panel has decided that ProQual will be required to pay a Monetary Penalty in the sum of £15,000.
7. Ofqual has also accepted the Undertaking offered by ProQual.
Payment
8. ProQual must pay the Monetary Penalty within 28 days of the date of this Notice, in accordance with the Payment Instructions provided with this Notice.
9. In the event of non-payment, interest may be charged and the outstanding amount may be recovered as a debt, in accordance with section 151D of the Act.
Appeals
10. ProQual may appeal to the First Tier Tribunal in respect of Ofqual’s decision to impose the Monetary Penalty and / or in respect of the amount of that penalty, in accordance with section 151C of the Act.
11. An appeal may be made on the grounds:
- That the decision was based on an error of fact;
- That the decision was wrong in law;
- That the decision was unreasonable.
12. Any appeal must be made within 28 days of the date of this Notice. Further information is available from HM Courts and Tribunals Service at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exam-boards-appeal-to-a-tribunal-against-a-monetary-penalty.
Signed:
Name: Chris Paterson, Chair of the Enforcement Panel
Date: 22 September 2025
Enforcement Panel: Chris Patterson, Matt Tee & Hardip Begol
NOTE: Ofqual will publish this Notice of Intention on its website.