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Used appropriately, access arrangements can enable candidates with specific needs to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understanding, without changing the demands of the assessment.  \nThere are two groups of arrangement:  \nGroup 1: Access arrangements  \nGroup 2: Modified question papers  \nPlease refer to Section 1.3 of the Cambridge Handbook.  \nFrom the June 2023 exam series on, we have changed the way we review evidence of need for access arrangements.  \nWe may ask to see evidence of candidate need. This is to make sure you have the correct evidence on file to support your access arrangement application. We call this process an Evidence Review. You must save securely all evidence that supports your access arrangement applications, so it is available if we ask to see it.  \nAccess arrangements for private candidates  \nOur access arrangement regulations apply to all candidates, including private candidates. When accepting entries from private candidates, you should find out if they have barriers to  \nassessment.  \nYou do this is by asking them if they wish to declare any special educational needs and/or disabilities that require you to apply for access arrangements.  \nIf a private candidate needs an access arrangement, they must provide evidence of need for you to complete the application form. You are responsible for checking that the evidence of need complies with our access arrangement regulations and for quality assuring the validity of evidence they provide , before you send the application to us. You must also keep the evidence file securely as we may need to see it as part of our Evidence Review process (we introduced this process from the June 2023 exam series on) .  \nQuality assuring evidence of need for access arrangements for all candidates  \nWe base our decisions on granting access arrangements on the following:  \n• the evidence the school provides of the candidate’s barrier(s) to assessment  \n• their need for the arrangement(s) being requested  \n• the assessment objectives being tested within the syllabus.  \nThe evidence we require will vary depending on the reason the candidate needs an access arrangement and the arrangement(s) the centre is applying for.  \nYour Associate Centres must send you the evidence of need when they send you their completed application forms. You need to check that the evidence of need supplied supports the application and complies with our criteria for applying for access arrangements.  \nYou must also ensure the evidence provided by the centre/candidate is genuine.  \nThere are four main things for you to check:  \n1. The evidence must be dated within four years of the exam series applied for. Although this date does not need to be exactly within a 48-month period. For example, if the exam is in June 2024 , we will accept evidence dated from March 2020.  \n2. There is an exception to this four-year rule for long term conditions such as physical or visual difficulties, where the candidates’ condition will not , or is unlikely, to change.  \nFor students with learning difficulties and/or candidates developing coping strategies, evidence must be dated within four years. This is because their symptoms may change.  \n3. You must confirm that the evidence is signed by an authorised , qualified person such as a doctor, medical professional, or educational psychologist. The person who signs the evidence must also include the details of their relevant qualifications.  \n4. You must check that the access arrangement the centre is applying for is allowed for that syllabus. Some access arrangements can affect the syllabus assessment objectives and so are not allowed.  \nCheck the access arrangement against the syllabus assessment objectives. 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