Although Gove had sought but failed to replace them, his special advisor, Dominic Cummings, described the 1986 decision as catastrophic, leading to a collapse in the integrity of the exam system.
虽然戈夫有意但最终没能撤换普通中等教育证书，他的特别顾问多米尼克·卡明斯（英语：Dominic Cummings）描述1986年的决定是灾难性的，导致考试制度的完整性崩溃。