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Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 2 February 2026UIN 105132

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Department's press release entitled Government modernises exam records with new app published on 8 January 2026, whether her Department has any plans to abolish physical result certificates.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

Results certificates are provided by awarding organisations. The department currently has no plans to abolish physical results certificates.

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