Supporting documents for your reasonable adjustments application

When you apply for reasonable adjustments (RA) for your SQE assessments, you must include supporting documents with your application. These documents provide the information needed by the Equality and Quality (E&Q) team to understand your disability or condition and to assess your application.

What are supporting documents and why are they needed?

Supporting documents are reports or letters from qualified professionals that:

• Confirm the nature of your disability or condition
• Explain how it affects your ability to take the SQE assessments

These documents are essential to ensure your request is properly assessed and appropriate adjustments are put in place.

Who can provide supporting documents?

Your Disability Specialist can provide the supporting documents. Disability Specialist refers to a suitably qualified person who can provide information that, in their professional opinion, confirms the nature of your condition or diagnosis and the impact it could have in an assessment environment.

They may be your GP, a general or mental health nurse, psychiatrist, psychologist, educational psychologist, diagnostic assessor, specialist consultant, occupational health adviser, or other similarly qualified professional.

Your supporting documentation should be on official letterhead, dated, and signed by your Disability Specialist including a statement of their qualifications to make the diagnosis.

The documents should come from a qualified professional with expert knowledge of your condition. Examples include:

• Specialist consultants or medical doctors (GPs)
• Occupational health advisers
• Educational specialists or psychologists
• Approved assessors for learning difficulties (e.g., licensed specialist teachers or chartered educational psychologists)

If your documents are not in English (or Welsh if you're sitting the SQE in Welsh), you must provide a certified translation.

Examples of supporting documents we can typically accept*

• Medical reports or letters
• Specialist assessment reports (e.g. for learning differences )
• Reports from educational psychologists or occupational therapists
• Mat B Certificate (in the case of pregnancy)
• A letter from a midwife (in the case of pregnancy)
• Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI)
• Occupational health reports

Examples of supporting documents we cannot typically accept*

• Screenshots of the NHS app/appointment confirmations
• Prescriptions
• University/school support plans (without accompanying medical letters or reports)
• DSA Needs Assessment Reports/DASA1 letter of eligibility
• Documents from a SENCO (without accompanying medical letters or reports)
• Letter from University Disability Advisor (without accompanying medical letters or reports)
• Anatomical photographs and X-rays
• Screening test results

*These lists are not exhaustive; however, we hope they offer useful insights.

Guidelines for submitting your supporting documents

• Upload your documents through your SQE account when making your RA request
• Ensure files are in a standard format (PDF, JPG, PNG)
• Check file size limits and upload instructions on your account portal. If your supporting documents exceed the maximum file size, please email your supporting documents to equality.quality@sqe.sra.org.uk.
• Provide clear, detailed reports that directly address your need for adjustments

Important notes

• If you don’t have supporting documents at the time of your request, submit your application anyway and provide the documents via email as soon as possible
• Supporting documents must generally be recent, but older evidence may be accepted if your condition is stable; check with the E&Q team if unsure
• You must submit new or updated supporting documents if your condition changes or for each new assessment sitting if required
• We are not responsible for any costs incurred in obtaining supporting documents

Supporting documents from universities, training providers, and employers

You may include supporting documents used for reasonable adjustments during your education and training. However, this will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, as SQE assessments differ significantly from university exams. If your employer has provided reasonable adjustments you should also provide documentation of these. We will use this information to inform an adjustment plan that suits you in the context of the SQE.

If necessary, the E&Q team will ask for additional or updated information to ensure your RA request fits the specific requirements of the SQE.

Older supporting documents

Whether older documents are acceptable depends on your disability or condition and the adjustments you request. Some conditions are stable over time, so older supporting documents may still be valid.

However, any requested adjustments must be supported by up-to-date documents. You should work with your Disability Specialist to obtain current advice if needed.

Submitting an RA request without supporting documentation

You should submit your RA request as soon as possible, even if you don't yet have all the supporting documents. However, your request cannot be fully considered until the necessary documents are received.

Please provide any requested documents promptly to avoid delays or losing your preferred test centre booking.

Need help or have questions?

If you have concerns about confidentiality or need guidance on what supporting documents to provide, please contact the SQE Candidate Services team for advice.