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SENDING TO UCAS
It is the responsibility of the referee to check through the completed application, make sure the payment ha been made to UCAS, and to then send the completed application to UCAS.
Applications must be sent by the deadline of 6pm on Wednesday 14th January 2026.
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
Applications can only be sent to UCAS once the applicant has completed it and sent it to their centre referee or UCAS manager. They need to approve it and complete and attach the reference in the adviser portal.
When applications are in this state, they will show as ‘Ready to send’ in the application management section of the adviser portal.
Only members of staff with permission can send applications to UCAS. Once sent, these applications will be listed as ‘sent to UCAS’ in the application management section of the adviser portal.
Please note: Once an application is sent to UCAS, it cannot be returned to the student or centre.
Applicants can cancel their application and get a full refund of their application fee within 14 days of sending it to us. Applications can be cancelled after this period, but a refund will not be issued.
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FRAUD & COPY CHECKS
UCAS has a dedicated Verification Team tasked with the prevention and detection of fraud in applications and similarity in personal statements.
They screen applications in the Hunter fraud detection system:
If any of your applicants are found to have provided false and/or misleading information, or if we identify missing information, their application could be cancelled.
In order to check if their application is true, complete and accurate, we may, at any time, ask the applicant, their adviser, their employer or their referee for more information.
UCAS screen all personal statements in the Copycatch similarity detection system:
If any of your applicants have written a personal statement which is found to have similar content to another personal statement, their application will be flagged.
The applicant – together with their chosen universities, colleges and/or conservatoires – will receive an email alert and there will be a link above their course details in the adviser portal.
A personal statement which is found to contain copied text may result in the entire application being withdrawn without a refund.
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