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Refunds

When money comes back.

No payments are currently processed on this site. This policy sets out how refunds will be handled once they are.

Last updated September 2026

Current position

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Before work has started

If you have paid and reading has not yet begun, tell us and we will refund the full amount. No explanation is needed.

Once reading has started

Guidance work is research and reading time, so a refund after work has begun is assessed against how much has been done. Where only part of the work has been delivered, we refund the balance.

What is not refundable

We cannot refund on the basis of an outcome. A shortlist that produces no offers, or a submission that is declined, is not a failure of the service — those decisions belong to third parties.

How to ask

Use the contact page to reach us with the email address you used. We will confirm the position and process any approved refund to the original payment method once payment processing is available.