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Wherever you can, it’s best to provide evidence to support your PMC request, but we understand this isn’t always possible. There are two types of PMC request: a self-certification request and an evidence-based request.

Self-certification is a way of reporting personal mitigating circumstances of up to seven consecutive days arising from unanticipated circumstances where it is not reasonably possible to get independent third-party evidence, such as
  • You’ve experienced a period of short-term acute illness for which attendance at a doctor is not advised or possible;
  • You’ve had unexpected caring responsibilities;
  • You’ve been affected by a bereavement;
  • You’re experiencing a traumatic incident as a result of a protected characteristic, for example the stress or wider effect brought about as a result of racial discrimination or harassment. 
You can only use a self-certification PMC once during an academic year, so you need to think very carefully about when you use this.  Where you have evidence to support your request, you may wish to consider submitting an evidence-based PMC request so that you leave the option of a self-certification request open to use, if needed, at a later stage and where it isn’t possible to obtain evidence. 

If you need to submit an evidence-based PMC, further examples of evidence that may support your circumstances can be found here
 
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