To make sure that each registration assessment is consistent, the question papers are set and moderated by an appointed body, the Board of Assessors. All decisions about questions, papers, candidates and pass marks are made by the board.
See the marking algorithm for the 2022 sittings [PDF 222.94 KB]
See the process for marking papers and issuing results [PDF 242.09 KB]
Read our response to an FOI request about marking the March 2021 assessment [PDF 205 KB]
The Board of Assessors is made up of:
- a pharmacist chair
- other pharmacist members (a mixture of academic pharmacists and pharmacists in practice)
- members who are not pharmacists, but assessment experts
Members of the board
Professor Andrew Husband, Newcastle University, pharmacist (chair)
Dr James Desborough, University of East Anglia, pharmacist
Mr Steve Howard, pharmacist
Professor Chris Langley, Aston University, pharmacist
Dr Mat Smith, Cardiff University, pharmacist
Professor Alison Strath,Scottish government, pharmacist
Mr Ahmed Aboo, De Montfort University, pharmacist
Ms Kathryn Davison, University of Sunderland, pharmacist
Ms Laura Doyle, Cardiff University, pharmacist
Ms Sonia Chand, Hospital pharmacist
Ms Johanne Barry, Queens's University, pharmacist
Dr Heather Bell, Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development, pharmacist
The Board of Assessors will not enter into discussion or correspondence with individual candidates around assessment matters. If you would like to discuss the assessment, queries should be directed to regexam@pharmacyregulation.org or by calling our contact centre on 0203 713 8000.