# The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003, Article 7: Investigation by the Secretary of State and correction of record of results other than in respect of the multiplication tables check

Extent: E+W

(1) The Secretary of State shall investigate any matter referred to the Secretary of State under article 6(7) ... or otherwise brought to the Secretary of State’s attention which, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, relates to the accuracy or correctness of any results of any pupil in respect of the NC tests administered under article 5 ... .
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(2) Where, following an investigation under paragraph (1) and before the record of the results has been provided to the head teacher under article 5(5) ... , the Secretary of State determines that the accuracy or correctness of a pupil’s results in respect of the NC tests administered under article 5 ... is in doubt, the record of the results to be provided ... to the head teacher shall be the record of the results determined by the Secretary of State.
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(3) Where, following an investigation under paragraph (1) about the record of results of any pupil in respect of NC tests administered under article 5(3) and after the external marking agency have provided the record of the results to the head teacher under article 5(5), the Secretary of State determines that the accuracy or correctness of that record of results is in doubt, the Secretary of State shall provide to the head teacher a record of the results determined by the Secretary of State and that record of the results shall be the record of the results for the pupil.
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(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6) Where—
(a) an investigation under paragraph (1) concerns the record of the result of a pupil who has taken NC tests administered under article 5(4A), and
(b) the Secretary of State determines that the accuracy or correctness of the record of the result is in doubt,
the Secretary of State must revise the record of the result accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1038/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-key-stage-2-assessment-arrangements-england-order-2003/article-7
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