'You pay but you might not get what you want'?
On 23 Oct 2015, at 13:42, LAND L.R. wrote:
> Anyone here any good at decoding UUK speak?
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> 'a distinctive relationship to do with learning and teaching, rather
> than a standard consumer contract' ?
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> Ray
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> Universities UK response to Which? report on consumer law
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> Universities UK responded to the Which? report today [Friday] looking
> at universities’ compliance with consumer law. The analysis from
> Which? looked at the information available to prospective students for
> 2016/17 psychology courses across 50 UK higher education
> institutions’ websites.
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> Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK, said: "It is
> important that prospective students are given clear and relevant
> information which enables them to make informed choices about courses.
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> "The university sector will continue to work with the Competition and
> Markets Authority (CMA) to ensure that the sector is complying with
> its statutory requirements relating to consumer protection law.
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> "In relation to consumer protection law, it is important to recognise
> that the relationship that exists between a student and their
> university is a distinctive relationship to do with learning and
> teaching, rather than a standard consumer contract. Universities UK
> will continue to support universities in how best to fulfil their
> responsibilities in this developing area."
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