Notice

Notice of Monetary Penalty in respect of WJEC-CBAC Ltd

Published 18 September 2025

Applies to England

© Crown copyright 2025

This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk.

Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.

This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wjec-undertaking-and-notices-of-monetary-penalty-and-costs-recovery/notice-of-monetary-penalty-in-respect-of-wjec-cbac-ltd

To: Responsible Officer, WJEC

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 £350,000 on WJEC-CBAC Ltd  (“WJEC”) for the reasons set out below.

  1. 2. On 16 July 2025, Ofqual issued 2 ‘notices of intention to accept a settlement proposal’ to WJEC (“the notices”). The notices related to:

    1. a) Non-compliant reviews of marking between 2017 and 2023 (various qualifications); and

    2. b) Issuing of incorrect results: GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition summer 2024.

3. The notices stated that the amount of the monetary penalty for the incidents shall be in the total sum of £350,000 (£175,000 for the reviews of marking incident and £175,000 for the incorrect results incident).

4. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make representations in respect of Ofqual’s proposal. No representations were received.

Final decision

5. For the reasons set out in the notices dated 16 July 2025, the Enforcement Panel has decided that WJEC will be required to pay a monetary penalty in the total sum of £350,000.

Payment

6. WJEC must pay the monetary penalty within 28 days of the date of this notice, in accordance with the payment instructions provided with this notice.

7. 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

8. WJEC 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.

  1. 9. An appeal may be made on the grounds:

    1. a) that the decision was based on an error of fact;

    2. b) that the decision was wrong in law;

    3. c) that the decision was unreasonable.

10. Any appeal must be made within 28 days of the date of this notice. Further information is available from HM Courts and Tribunals Service.

Name: Susan Barratt, Chair of the Enforcement Panel

Date: 27 August 2025

Enforcement Panel: Susan Barratt, Frances Wadsworth and David Bowden

Back to top