When to make a Stage 2 appeal You must make your Stage 2 appeal within 14 days of
4.2.3 When to make a Stage 2 appeal You must make your Stage 2 appeal within 14 days of
Example: You receive a letter, dated 1 January, the date of the Stage 1 outcome letter. We are unable to informing you of our decision regarding the late
accept late submissions.
arrival of a candidate, or your application for access arrangements or special consideration. You have until
4.2.4 More information about Stage 2 appeals
29 January to make your Stage 1 appeal following the Read more about the Stage 2 appeals process in instructions in section 4.1.2 of this guidance.
section 5 of this guidance.
4.1.4 Stage 1 appeal consideration Three members of Cambridge International staff who
5 Stage 2 appeals
had no involvement in the original decision-making will review your appeal request and evidence (including any
If you are not satisied with the outcome of a Stage 1 new evidence you have submitted) and will consider
appeal, you can request a Stage 2 appeal. Instructions, whether we:
including the deadlines, are in:
1 Used procedures which were consistent with our • section 2.2 for appeals against the outcome of
Code of Practice; and
enquiries about results
2 Applied our internal procedures properly and fairly in • section 3.2 for appeals against malpractice decisions
arriving at our judgements. • section 4.2 for appeals against access arrangement, special consideration or late arrival decisions.
We will notify you in writing within 28 days of receiving the appeal whether the appeal is upheld or not.
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The instructions vary depending on the kind of decision We strongly encourage you to submit all materials you would like to appeal, so it is important to refer to
electronically as we believe that this is the most secure the correct section.
and reliable method. If you submit the materials in Each Stage 2 appeal is heard by an independent panel
hard copy you must do so at the time you submit your who will decide the outcome.
Stage 2 appeal and you must provide six copies in the following format:
The arrangements for Stage 2 appeals are managed by
1 A4 size.
a team in the Cambridge International Corporate Affairs Unit.
2 No staples, spiral binding or other permanent binding (hole-punched paper bound with tags or in
All correspondence related to Stage 2 appeals should
arch-lever iles is acceptable).
be emailed to [email protected] with
3 Consecutively numbered.
‘Stage 2 Appeal’ in the subject line, and copied to [email protected]
If you wish to submit materials that are not easily reproduced (for example, original art), contact us to
5.1 Before the Stage 2 appeal meeting
make appropriate arrangements.
5.1.1 Scheduling the meeting
5.1.3 The Appeal Pack
When you submit your Stage 2 appeal, we will We will send an ‘Appeal Pack’, normally by email, to acknowledge receipt within three working days. We will
everyone attending the meeting (see section 5.2 of this usually conirm the date and time of the meeting within
guidance) no later than ive working days before the
14 days.
meeting. This will contain:
All Stage 2 appeal meetings take place in Cambridge,
1 All relevant outcome/decision letters and Stage 1 either at our ofices or in a nearby venue.
appeal outcome letters.
When you submit your Stage 2 appeal, if you indicate
2 All appeal forms.
that you wish to attend the meeting, we will also ask
3 All relevant material the centre submitted as you to name centre representatives who will attend.
evidence in the Stage 1 appeal and, in the case of To be fair to all centres making appeals, we will not
malpractice, special consideration, late arrivals and
be able to reschedule meetings to accommodate access arrangements, during the initial consideration centre representatives. Centres that wish to send
of the matter.
representatives to the meeting may name alternative
4 All material the centre submitted as evidence at the representatives if those they originally named are
time the Stage 2 appeal was made.
unable to attend, subject to section 5.2.3 of this
5 All material Cambridge International submitted as guidance.
evidence.
5.1.2 Submitting materials for consideration Cambridge International may make certain sensitive If you wish to rely on evidence or arguments in
materials available to the panel at the meeting but your Stage 2 appeal that have not previously been
these will not be distributed. These materials will be submitted, you must include these in writing when you
clearly identiied on the cover sheet of the ‘Appeal Pack’. submit your Stage 2 appeal. Any evidence or arguments