Motion
- Motion title
- End outsourcing of student support services
- Session
- 2021-2022
- Meeting link
- HE Conference
- Meeting date
- 2 June 2022
- Status
- Remitted (not taken)
- Motion
- HE22
- Motion text
Conference notes that there has been a sharp rise increase in the number of students in higher education needing disability support. Prior to the introduction of student fees, student support services were provided in-house, with non-medical support workers employed on terms and conditions agreed through collective bargaining.
In January 2021 the Competition and Markets Authority warned providers of support services against price fixing and collusion, including over-charging for goods and services.
This is yet another example of the failure of marketisation in HE to provide a social and educational need, resulting in the massive profits for private providers and a poorer service to disabled students.
Conference resolves:
to support campaigns with other campus and student unions for an end to outsourcing of student services in higher education as part of the wider campaign to end outsourcing in the public sector as a whole.
- Proposing body
- University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Higher education committee (HEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2022/H/06-02/132/HE22