Policies and Documents
This page contains all official policies and documents relating to your Students' Union. Because of our commitmemnt to transparency our approach is to make everything possible avaliable to our members, even if that is a lot of stuff. We tried to find an exciting way to present all of this, but that wasn't possible, sorry. However, if you know what you're looking for on this page use the filter box below....
Governance of the Students' Union
These are the high-level documents that are required by law or considered good practice.
Standing Union Policies
These policies usually originate from the support staff of the Union. These are either required by legislation, or as best practice to ensure we are meeting, if not hopefully exceeding, your expectations.
Democratic Union Policies
These policies originate from elected officers via Union Council in the form of motions, or by any student at the Annual Members' Meeting. You can access the live policy register here.
Other Useful Union Documents
Opportunities Documents
AGM / AMM Minutes
The Students' Union holds an Annual General Meeting (AGM) to formally approve accounts, detailed financial statements and the independent audit findings. The AGM for the formal Directors of the Union, who are all trustees and the Chief Executive Officer.
The Students' Union also holds an Annual Members' Meeting (AMM), which considers the above information but does not have to approve them formally. Instead, more time is devoted to students holding full-time and part-time elected officers to account.
Financial Statements
The Students' Union, as a charity and company, is independently audited and produces annaul accounts with formal commentary by the trustees. These are approved by both the Students' Union and the University, as required by law.
Board of Trustees Minutes
The Students' Union is governed by the Board of Trustees made up of elected students, selected students, Community Trustees recruited for their skills and experience, and a trustee nominated by the University. You can find out more about on Trustees in the About section.
Here are the Terms of Reference for the Board of Trustees and minutes of recent meetings.
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Finance & Risk Sub-Committee Minutes
Here are the Terms of Reference for the Finance & Risk Sub-Committee and minutes of recent meetings.
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Charitable Services Sub-Committee Minutes
Here are the Terms of Reference for the Charitable Servcies Sub-Committee and minutes of recent meetings.
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Affiliations during 2020/21
| British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) |
£5,798 |
| National Union of Students (NUS) |
£ 16,296 |
| National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) - affiliation included in the NUS affilliation fee |
£0 |
| Total Affiliations |
£ 22,094 |