Second Report - The impact of Covid-19 on university students

Select Committee
Petitions Committee HC 527 13 July 2020
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 8 items (5 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 8 of 8 classified)
Accepted 1
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 4
Rejected 2
Government response
Third Special Report - The impact of COVID-19 on university students: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report · published 16 Sep 2020
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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3 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 23
Students have a right to seek a refund or to repeat part of their course...
Recommendation
Students have a right to seek a refund or to repeat part of their course if the service provided by their university is substandard, but the exact circumstances in which students should expect to receive a refund or be able … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees that circumstances for student redress are unclear and states that guidance has recently been published to aid students and providers. However, it explicitly rejects establishing a new centralised system for tuition fee refunds, citing the individualised nature of student contracts and circumstances.
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