Part 4

Miscellaneous and general
Chapter 1

Cheating services provided for post-16 students at English institutions

Interpretation of Chapter
30
In this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings—
- “assignment” includes an examination and any piece of work;
- “examination” includes any form of assessment;
- “permitted assistance”, in relation to a relevant assignment, has the meaning given by section 26(8);
- “personally”, in relation to an assignment that is a relevant assignment, has the extended meaning given by section 26(8);
- “post-16 institution” means—
  1. a higher education provider, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (see section 83(1) of that Act);
  2. an institution within the further education sector, within the meaning of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (see section 91(3) of that Act);
  3. a 16 to 19 Academy;
  4. any other institution or person, other than a school, that is principally concerned with the provision of education or training suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age;
- “regulated qualification” means a qualification regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation;
- “relevant assignment” has the meaning given by section 26(7);
- “relevant course” means—
  1. a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988, or
  2. a course—
    1. providing education or training in preparation for an examination relating to a regulated qualification, or
    2. which a person is required to complete in order to obtain a regulated qualification;
- “relevant service” has the meaning given by section 26(2);
- “school” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;
- “sixth form” means a school, or part of a school, that is principally concerned with the provision of full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age;
- “student” has the meaning given by section 26(6).
S. 30 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 36(2)