Some playing around with Excel and a download of the FE list shows that around half of FEs have GR privileges (I think there is no extra cost to do this) so that leaves 134 stand-alone GRs, self included.
Yes am happy to do as a service, but not so keep on paying the CAA for the privilege of doing so. I maintain an RF for Theoretical Knolwdge only, , cost £104 per year. So a double cost to be able to set exams.
i can see the logic in an initial charge to be a GR(A), I don't see why I have to pony up the same figure again every 3 years, especially when it clearly is not going into any effort to provide a more consolidated or relevant set of exams. What exactly is it paying for ? Especially galling as an FE in effect gets the GR bit for the price of a tick in a box.
if the cost was lower, I could just pass on the saving and charge less per paper.