AI cheating crackdown: ACCA moves exams back to test centres, ends most remote sittings
Britain’s Association of Chartered Certified Accountants will require most exams to be taken in test centres from March 2026, citing cheating risks linked to AI tools. Remote exams will only be allowed in countries without test sites. The policy shift follows a series of cheating scandals and increased regulatory scrutiny of the accounting profession. ACCA has over 260,000 members and exam centres in more than 90 countries.