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Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
Also known as Ofqual
Regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England.
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- FOI email addressLink reachableChecked 8 September 2026
- Official websiteLink reachableChecked 8 September 2026Automatically updated from https://www.gov.uk/ofqual
- FOI email
- foi@ofqual.gov.uk
- Official website
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual
- Contact status
- Verified
- Mapping status
- Response Received
- Contact route last checked
- Check date not recorded
- Details last checked
- 2026-08-09
- Mapping information last updated
- 2026-08-09
Contact route and mapping progress are separate things. A contact route status describes how the address or form was checked; mapping progress describes how far this project's own request to the organisation has got. Always confirm the route on the organisation's official website before sending a request.
What you may be able to request
Some information categories are based on the authority's published responsibilities and may not yet have been confirmed through an FOI response.
Likely areas of responsibility — not yet confirmed by Public Audit.
- Spending and contracts
- Board or committee minutes
- Policies and internal guidance
- Staffing and organisational structure
- Complaints and performance figures
These are cautious suggestions based on what organisations of this kind usually do. They are not a statement that this organisation holds these records.
Information held / Information assets
Confirmed by FOI response OFQ0024104
Ofqual did not disclose its detailed Information Asset Register. It did supply a high-level schedule identifying the categories of information it holds, the business area responsible for each, and the job title of the Information Asset Officer.
- Responsible business area
- Legal and Governance
- Information Asset Officer
- General Counsel
- Responsible business area
- Human Resources
- Information Asset Officer
- Director People and Culture
- Responsible business area
- Finance and Commercial
- Information Asset Officer
- Associate Director Finance & Commercial
- Responsible business area
- Regulatory Compliance
- Information Asset Officer
- Associate Director, Regulatory Action; Associate Director Regulatory Compliance
- Responsible business area
- Legal and Enforcement
- Information Asset Officer
- Director of Legal Moderation and Enforcement
- Responsible business area
- Research and Standards
- Information Asset Officer
- Associate Director Research
- Responsible business area
- Policy and Delivery
- Information Asset Officer
- Associate Director Standards for Design, Development and Evaluation; Associate Director Policy; Associate Director Standards for Design and Development
- Responsible business area
- Policy and Delivery
- Information Asset Officer
- Associate Director Recognition and Financial Insights; Associate Director Policy; Associate Director Standards for Design and Development; Associate Director Qualification Delivery
- Responsible business area
- Data and Analytics
- Information Asset Officer
- Associate Director, Data and Analytics
- Responsible business area
- Complaints and Public Enquiries
- Information Asset Officer
- General Counsel
- Responsible business area
- Communications
- Information Asset Officer
- Director of Communications
- Responsible business area
- Information Management
- Information Asset Officer
- Chief Information Officer
Information governance
Ofqual confirmed that its Information Asset Register is maintained as part of a combined Information Asset Register and Personal Data Register, which together form Ofqual's Record of Processing Activities (ROPA).
Ofqual did not disclose the complete register.
✓ High-level information disclosed
- Categories of information held
- Responsible business areas
- Information Asset Officer job titles
- How FOI requests are searched and allocated
✕ Detailed system information withheld
- personal data relating to Information Asset Owners, administrators and staff
- third-party supplier information
- commercial software solutions
- contractual arrangements
- detailed information about information systems and technical environments
- security controls
- links to supporting governance documentation
Exemptions cited
- FOIA Section 40(2) – Personal Information
- FOIA Section 31(1)(a) – Prevention or detection of crime
- FOIA Section 43(2) – Commercial interests
No individual software systems are listed here because Ofqual did not disclose them in this response.
How FOI searches work
- FOI handling
- Centralised
- Responsible area
- FOI Team – Legal Directorate
“FOI requests are received and handled centrally. The FOI team allocates searches to relevant directorates and/or arranges for an electronic search of inboxes, if appropriate.”
- FOI request
- Central FOI teamLegal Directorate
- Relevant directorate(s)and / orElectronic inbox search
- Information returned to FOI team
What this tells us
Ofqual has confirmed identifiable information ownership across a range of regulatory and corporate functions.
Information-rich areas identified by the disclosure
- Regulatory case records
- Appeals and enforcement records
- Qualification and accreditation records
- Awarding organisation and recognition records
- Research records
- Data and analytics / official statistics
- Complaints and public enquiries
- Governance and FOI records
Read this carefully. The response confirms these categories of information are held. It does not confirm that every category is held in a dedicated database, or that every field or record is electronically searchable.
Source and evidence
- FOI reference
- OFQ0024104
- Authority
- Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
- Response date
- 7 August 2026
The original FOI response and the disclosed high-level schedule are held on file. A downloadable copy will be attached here once uploaded.
Mapping progress
- 2026-08-07Response received
FOI response OFQ0024104 (7 August 2026): Ofqual supplied a high-level schedule of information categories held, responsible business areas and Information Asset Officer job titles, and confirmed FOI requests are handled centrally by the FOI Team in the Legal Directorate. The detailed Information Asset Register was withheld under sections 40(2), 31(1)(a) and 43(2).
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