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This guidance is for local authorities and provides details about investigating maladministration in the national curriculum assessments, including the:

• reception baseline assessment (RBA)
• KS1 phonics screening check (PSC)
• multiplication tables check (MTC)
• KS2 tests and teacher assessment

The investigation procedures outline how the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) investigates allegations of maladministration and covers:

• types of maladministration allegations
• roles and responsibilities
• investigation and decision making processes
• potential investigation outcomes and further actions

The investigation visits guidance explains how local authorities carry out school visits as part of STAs investigations into allegations of maladministration.