External Examiners

Taught and Research Programmes.

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Payments to External Examiners : Taught and Research programmes

HMRC view external examiners for UG, PGT and PGR degrees slightly differently. In order to comply with these regulations, the following arrangements apply to external examiners.

In conjunction with colleagues in HR and Student Services, we have prepared externally facing guidance which is available for external examiners and a more detailed internal guide for staff in schools processing examiner payments. 

In summary,

  • fees (GBP) to external examiners on taught programmes require to be processed via HR and Payroll 
  • fees (GBP) to external examiners on research programmes can be processed via AP and FPM, without right to work checks
  • fees to be paid in currency require to be processed via AP and Santander
  • external examiner expenses for taught and research programmes can be processed via Accounts Payable and FPM