§ 12. Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the integrity of the results of university examinations. [187706]
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§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Department has made no such assessment. As autonomous, independent bodies, universities are responsible for ensuring the integrity of their assessment processes and outcomes. Institutions are assisted in this by guidance from the Quality Assurance Agency, and by independent external examiners who verify the standards of assessments and of the results achieved by students. The Quality Assurance Agency audits the management of quality in universities, and from this year onwards, the judgments of External Examiners will be published.