to 45%. Over 3·6 million votes were cast. Just over 2 million voters chose to place their “X” in the

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counterparts that were important, particularly as older voters are more likely to turn out in higher In the days and weeks that followed, political scientists tried to provide reasons why people voted the year old United Kingdom. Finally, it was notable for the high level of political debate and interestAcross all 32 council areas in Scotland, 85% of voters participated and when all of the votes had been Digital question papers (DQPs) are digitised versions of question papers for disabled candidates or candidates with additional support needs who may have reading and/or writing difficulties. Digital Question Papers guidance The AA toolkit provides you with templates that you can use or adapt, and exemplars that have been shared by centres, to support the process of gathering, evidencing, and verifying AA requests. The Scottish Independence Referendum was notable for several reasons. First of all it gave the vote to counted, the result was clear: Scotland had chosen to remain part of the United Kingdom by a margin of

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different socio-economic profiles. Of the 32 Scottish council areas, 4 voted YES. What is striking is that

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and 17 year olds for the first time. Also because, if successful, it would have led to the breakup of the For National 5 Administration and IT a digital cover sheet is available for candidates who are using a digital question paper in the exam. Candidates using ICT to complete an exam may use DABs. For any exams where a DAB is not available, candidates using ICT may use the generic digital answer booklet, in Microsoft Word format.