Submitted on Sunday 2nd May 2021
Rejected on Friday 7th May 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Ensure all universities have a safe, socially-distanced graduation this summer
The Government promised the British public that by the 21st of June, most restricitons will be relaxed meaning outdoor events can take place in a safe manner. I am asking the universities minister in particular to ensure that promise is given to us by ensuring graduation takes place this summer.
As of April 20th, all of the vulnerable population in the UK have been offered a first dose of a COVID vaccine, (everyone over 50 and under 50 with underlying health conditions) with the most prioritised now receiving their second dose. By the original planned graduation week in mid-July, the vast majority of the UK adult population would have been offered a vaccine. As a final year undergraduate student myself I felt extremely blindsided that my university and others are postponning graduation.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or House of Commons is responsible for.
Decisions about whether to hold graduation ceremonies are a matter for individual universities, not the Government or House of Commons.
As a result it is not possible for the Government or House of Commons to take the action you have requested.
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