Select Committee · Petitions Committee
A statutory duty of care for higher education students
Status: Closed
Opened: 16 May 2023
Closed: 5 Jun 2023
Inquiry scope
An e-petition calling on the Government to “ Create statutory legal duty of care for students in Higher Education ”, has received over 128,000 signatures. The Petitions Committee, which is responsible for considering e-petitions started on https://petition.parliament.uk/ , has scheduled a debate on this petition on Monday 5 June. Ahead of this debate, the Petitions Committee will hear from the petition creator, other affected individuals, and representatives from relevant charities and sectoral bodies.Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2023 | Ben West, Chloe Fields · NUS UK, Dominic Smithies · Student Minds, Ged Flynn · PAPYRUS, Hilary Grime, Jill Stevenson · AMOSSHE, Lee Fryatt, petition creator, Mark Shanahan, Professor Steve West CBE · Universities UK | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Ben West | — | 1 |
| Chloe Fields · Vice President for Higher Education | NUS UK | 1 |
| Dominic Smithies · Influencing and Advocacy Lead | Student Minds | 1 |
| Ged Flynn · Chief Executive | PAPYRUS | 1 |
| Hilary Grime | — | 1 |
| Jill Stevenson · Chair | AMOSSHE | 1 |
| Lee Fryatt, petition creator | — | 1 |
| Mark Shanahan | — | 1 |
| Professor Steve West CBE · President | Universities UK | 1 |