Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure universities are held accountable to students under consumer protection law by extending the remit of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman or creating a new body, similar to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, which could enable students to access redress without the need for court action.
Petitioner: Dr Marie Oldfield
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 05 January 2023
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19 April 2023: The Committee agreed to write to Universities Scotland and the National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 19 April 2023
PE2000/A: Minister for Higher Education, Further Education, Youth Employment and Training submission of 31 January 2023 (115KB, pdf) (115KB, pdf) posted 28 February 2023
PE2000/B: Petitioner submission of 24 March 2023 (152KB, pdf) (152KB, pdf) posted 12 April 2023