General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018. As part of our preparations for GDPR, we produced a series of
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018. As part of our preparations for GDPR, we produced a series of
UCAS publishes report analysing its verification service
The service is run on behalf of students, universities, and colleges to help prevent anyone gaining an
Criminal conviction question removed from higher education applications
From May 2018, applicants for courses starting in 2019 onwards will no longer be required to declare
Reminder: Planned maintenance: 17 – 20 May
We’re carrying out planned maintenance from Thursday 17 May until Sunday 20 May.
Updated Tariff resources
The Tariff tables, qualifications spreadsheet, calculator, and API have all been updated on ucas.com,
Planned maintenance: 17 – 20 May
We’re carrying out planned maintenance from Thursday 17 May until Sunday 20 May.
Decline by default (DBD) – 3 May
The DBD ran successfully on 3 May, for applicants who received all their decisions by 31 March.
Reminder: Resources to support you with changes to the criminal convictions question in Apply
We'd like to work with the sector to produce good practice resources around the disclosure of criminal
Reminder: Change to published DBD date
The date of the first decline by default (DBD) for the 2018 cycle changed, and we ran it on Thursday
Winter results processing
We’ve processed the winter results from AQA, Pearson and OCR, and an update of winter results from CAIE
Resources to support you with changes to the criminal convictions question in Apply
Best practice guidelines
Previous results processing
We’ve rerun the Previous results, to capture additional results from post-15 January applications.
UCAS' statement on its verification service
Helen Thorne, Director of External Relations, UCAS, said: ‘UCAS has a responsibility, on behalf of students,
GCSE results processing pilot update
In March, we told you about a pilot project to collect GCSE results awarded by the Council for Curriculum,
Admissions processes FAQs
We’ve recently seen an increase in queries about reply swaps, change course offers, and eligibility for