About
The aim of this module is for students to develop their knowledge and skills to prepare for practice as a company secretary, ensuring that the company operates in accordance with good governance principles and the regulations of the jurisdiction in which it operates.
After successful completion of this module you should:
- Understand the role of the company secretary and the differing responsibilities of the company secretary, the board, management, shareholders and other stakeholders.
- Understand the nature and principles of the company’s regulatory requirements and interpret and practise in the sector to ensure compliance.
- Be able to exercise appropriate judgment to advise the board on the expectations of and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Be able to understand, apply and advise on statutes, regulation and good practice in respect of share capital.
Download Company Compliance and Administration module syllabus. This syllabus was updated in line with the July 2021 study text update and is to be used to prepare for the June 2022 exam.
Study text
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Company Compliance and Administration |
This is the recommended study text for June and Novemner 2024 exam. |
Guidance for November 2024 examination
Note to candidates: when preparing responses that reference the UK Corporate Governance Code, use the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code references.
Exam material
In the table below you will find:
- Exam paper - this is the paper that was set at the exam session
- Mark scheme - this is the document markers used to assess students' answers
- Examiner's report - this is the examiner's comment on the examination performance
- Student answers - for some sessions we can show examples of answers students wrote in the examination
- Pass rates - These pass rates refer to exams from the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Associated Territories (all territories administered by the Chartered Governance Institute’s office in London).
| Exam session | Exam paper | Mark scheme | Examiner's report | Student answers |
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| June 2024 | View | View | View | |
| November 2023 | View | View | View | |
| June 2023 | View | View | View | |
| November 2022 | View | View | View | |
| June 2022 | View | View | View | |
| November 2021 | View | View | View | |
| June 2021 | View | View | View | |
| November 2020 | View | View | View | Exam paper 1 Exam paper 2 |
| November 2019 | View | View | View | Question 10 (fail) Question 10 (merit) Question 10 (distinction) |
| Sample paper | View | View | Not available for sample paper |
You are able to view resources from the previous version of the Qualifying Programme in the ‘Archive’ tab above.
Webinars
We deliver a number of study support webinars for each exam session covering topics ranging from planning your study to exam strategy. You will get details of upcoming webinars via email. Each session is recorded and can be found in the 'Learning resources' area, so you can view it at a time to suit you.
We plan to deliver webinars that are subject specific to the Qualifying Programme modules. You will receive an invitation to join these live webinars and the recordings can be accessed below.
Webinar dates and links for the November 2024 session:
- Company Compliance and Administration revision webianar and slides for November 2023
- Company Compliance and Administration examiner webinar and slides for November 2020. The examiner analysed questions from the recent exam session and provided guidance on exam strategy. You can view the student answers in the 'Exam material' tab above.
Archive
The previous version of the Qualifying Programme, the Chartered Secretaries Qualifying Scheme (CSQS), ran from June 2011 to June 2019. Some of the modules were very similar to the content of the new Qualifying Programme, particularly the strategy, governance, corporate law and secretarial practice content.
You may find it useful to refer to this material while preparing for your studies, but please remember this material has not been updated since the exam was set; also, remember that the new exams have a different format to CSQS exam papers.
Corporate Secretarial Practice syllabus
Past papers
| Exam session | Exam paper | Suggested answers | Student answers |
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| June 2019 | View | View | |
| November 2018 | View | View | |
| June 2018 | View | View | Response to question 1 Response to question 2 |
| November 2017 | View | View | |
| June 2017 | View | View | Response to question 2 Response to question 3 |
| November 2016 | View | View | Response to question 1 Response to question 3 Response to question 6 |
| June 2016 | View | View |
Webinars
- Corporate Secretarial Practice Examiner webinar and slides for November 2018.
- CSQS Exam Day tips webinar and slides for June 2018 - this session dealt with exam day practicalities. Please use the link to view the recording.
- Corporate Secretarial Practice examiner webinar from November 2017. Please use the password csp2017 to access this webinar. The examiner analysed questions from the recent exam session and provided guidance on exam strategy. Please use the link to view the recording.
- Exam strategy webinar from November 2017. To access the recording enter the password ex2017. This session dealt with exam techniques, what you can learn from the examiners’ reports and reminders for exam day. Please use the link to view the recording
- Exam strategy webinar from May 2017.