Petition · past parliament

Strip Gavin Williamson of his CBE

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Gavin Williamson has overseen Ofqual and the English education system in England during the results fiasco and now refuses to resign.

We now call on the Government to strip Gavin Williamson of his CBE to go part way in showing that our ministers are held accountable for their mistakes.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We can't publish petitions about honours or appointments. That includes calling for honours to be removed.

If you're concerned about a particular policy or decision that's the responsibility of Government or the House of Commons, you could sign or start a petition about that.

Since you started your petition the Government has announced that GCSE and A-level students will receive their centre assessment grades: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gcse-and-a-level-students-to-receive-centre-assessment-grades

Prior to this announcement being made, we had published the following petitions:

Reverse all exam grades back to teacher’s own predictions: Reverse all exam grades back to teacher’s own predictions

Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades: Review the decision to use previous data to calculate exam grades

Allow free and accessible appeals of GCSE and A Level calculated grades: Allow free and accessible appeals of GCSE and A Level calculated grades

Timeline

18 Aug 2020 Petition opened for signatures
25 Aug 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Aug 2020

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