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  • UOL worldwide LLB: level of awards May / June 2018

    The University of London was asked, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, to provide the following information:

    The number of LLB students who, following the examinations in May / June 2018, were awarded:
     
    a.            First class honours 
    b.            Upper second class honours 
    c.            Lower second class honours 
    d.            Third class honours 
    e.            Pass degree or other award

    The University response is below:

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  • UOL worldwide LLB: Average marks and pass rates for each level 2019 – 2022

    The University has provided the following information in respect of the LLB exams which took place in

    (a) Summer 2019 (b) Autumn 2019 (c) Summer 2020 (d) Autumn 2020 (e) Summer 2021 (f) Autumn 2021 (g) Summer 2022

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  • UOL LLB: Plagiarism 2021

    An FOI request for information concerning the percentage of cases of plagiarism in LLB examinations which took place in 2021 was made to the University of London. Initially the University withheld the information on the grounds that “the statistics covered by your information request are commercially sensitive and therefore considered exempt under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, ‘Commercial Interests’, where disclosure would be likely to prejudice the University’s commercial interests.”

    However, following a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office the University changed its position and has now provided the information requested. The information is published below, followed by similar information in respect of 2020.

     

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  • UOL student complaints

    The University of London was requested to provide the following information In respect of each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 (up to and including August 31 2022):

    1. the total number of students who made a complaint (whether individually or as a member of a group which raised a complaint).

    2. the total number of students who made a complaint regarding the format of the examination (whether individually or as a member of a group which raised a complaint regarding the format of the examination).

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  • UOL LLB: Examiners’ fees 2021 – 2022

    In response to an FOI request the University of London has provided information about the fees paid to LLB  examiners including external examiners in 2021 – 2022 the University writes:

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  • UOL LLB: Plagiarism 2020

    In response to an FOI request the University of London has provided information about the percentage of scripts in LLB examinations for the calendar year 2020 (May / June and October / November combined) which led to (i) formal accusations and (ii) findings of plagiarism and other examination offences.

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  • LSE: 2020 Core subjects: pass rates and average marks
  • UOL LLB: Cheating – examination offences 2018 & 2019

    In response to a freedom of information request the University of London has provided the following information in respect of the LLB examinations which took place in (i) May / June 2018; (ii) October / November 2018; (iii) May / June 2019:

    (a) the number of incidents of cheating or similar examination offences recorded by invigilators. (b) the number of students formally accused of cheating or similar examination offences (c) the number of students found guilty of cheating or similar examination offences and the penalties imposed

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  • SOAS LLB: Awards by class of degree 2019

    Percentage of students graduating at SOAS with first class, upper second class, lower second class LLB Law degrees in 2019.

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  • LSE LLB: Awards by class of degree 2019

    Percentage of students graduating at LSE with first class, upper second class, lower second class LLB Law degrees in 2019.

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