Updated the document template and clarified aspects of the text. AEA no longer in scope. Time period in scope changed from individual exam series to full academic year. Removed field ‘Specification Tier’ as no longer needed. Updated validation for ‘Date script requested’, ‘Date reason requested’, ‘Date received’ and ‘Date completed’ to only accept yyyy-mm-dd as valid date format. Removed legacy grades from accepted values for Pre- and Post- appeal qualification grade. Updated accepted values for QualificationLevel to harmonise with other GQ templates. Changed validation for ‘Centre No’ field to accept 5 digits only and added validation rule for valid NCN. Added fields ‘UniqueLearnerNumber’, ‘CandidateIdentifierOther’ and ‘CentrePostcode’ and validation rules.

Guidance was updated to include reviews of other administrative decisions.

Updates has been added to reflect the system requirements changes

Changes that apply to Autumn 2021 collections onwards

Updated the 'nature of appeal field' with new values for summer 2021 submissions.

Appeals: guide to the data submission process document updated.

First published.