Petition · past parliament

Remove the university student caps for 2020

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Students have been subject to miscalculated grades this year meaning many near misses have missed their offers. I am asking for the government to remove or loosen the university student caps for 2020 entry.
We were not able to sit our exams, many worthy students have missed out on their opportunity to go to uni. Honouring the offer can not happen with these student caps.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you stated your petition the Government has stated that to ensure students can progress to higher education, the government intends to remove the temporary student number controls (SNCs) which had been introduced for the coming academic year 2020/21: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/student-number-controls/student-number-controls-further-guidance

Timeline

16 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
20 Aug 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Aug 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.