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GCSE (9-1) in Citizenship Studies (1CS0)   First teaching from September 2016   \nFirst certification from 2018  Issue 2  \nSummary of changes to Pearson Edexcel Level 1/ Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Citizenship Studies specification Issue 2  \n\n| Summary of changes made between previous issue and this issue | Page number |\n| --- | --- |\n| Updates to information about support available | 3 |\n| Theme B, topic 2: removal of bullet point about the electoral system for the European Parliament | 10 |\n| Theme B, topic 6, bullet point 2: addition of ‘former’ before ‘membership of the EU’ | 11 |\n| Theme C, topic 1, bullet point 2: addition of 'to achieve justice' before 'to change behaviour' | 12 |\n| Theme C, topic 2, bullet point 3: removal of reference to EU as a source of law | 12 |\n| Theme D, topic 6 : bullet point 1 amended to ‘the different roles of’ in relation to EU and Council of Europe | 15 |\n| Theme D, topic 6 : bullet point 2 amended to ‘How the UK’s relationship with the EU has changed post Brexit as a result of decisions taken about migration, fishing, travel and trade’ | 15 |\n| Theme D, topic 6 : bullet point 3 removed | 15 |\n| Updates to procedures for dealing with malpractice updated | 23 |\n| Updates to information about codes and frameworks in Appendix 4 | 31 |\n\nIf you need further information on these changes or what they mean, please contact us via our website at: [qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html](qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html).  \nContents  \n1 Introduction 2  \nWhy choose Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies? 2  \nSupporting you in planning and implementing this qualification 3  \nQualification at a glance 4  \n2 Subject content 5  \nContent themes 7  \n3 Assessment information 18  \n4 Administration and general information 21  \nEntries 21  \nAccess arrangements, reasonable adjustments, special consideration and  \nmalpractice 21  \nStudent recruitment and progression 24  \nAppendix 1: Taking 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