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Written question asked by James McMurdock (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 12 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 January 2026. It was answered by Josh MacAlister (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Assessments: Software

Question

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, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of developing the Education Record app.

Answer

£5.5 million has been spent over the last two years. Prior to this, this was part of a wider project looking at options to improve data sharing with the further education sector, looking at cost and burden. One of the options that came from this research was the Education Record.



Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
105129
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Assessments Software Costs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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