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How the Policy Book works
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Policy
A position the Students’ Union takes on an issue. It guides what officers and staff say and do on students’ behalf.
Needs: two-thirds of votes cast at SU Council.
Mandate
An instruction to the Sabbatical Officers to take a specific action. Each mandate shows progress updates until it ends.
Needs: more than half of votes cast. Sabbatical Officers can’t vote on it, because it’s about them.
Where policy comes from
Most policy is agreed at SU Council, where student representatives meet once a term. It can also come from:
- a referendum, a vote of all students on one question. The result becomes a policy or a mandate, depending on what students voted for.
- the Board of Trustees, the Union’s charity trustees, who are responsible for its legal and financial health
- Student Officer Executive, the Sabbatical Officers with College Presidents and Deputy Presidents, which can set interim policy until Council votes
How long it lasts
The rest of the year it was agreed, plus two more academic years, unless it’s renewed or replaced. Interim policy lasts only until the next SU Council meeting votes on it.
Older policies and mandates
Two academic years after something ends, it moves to the Policy Book archive. That keeps this page focused on what’s current and recent. The archive is grouped by the academic year each item ended.
What the statuses mean
- Status: InterimSet by Student Officer Executive. It lapses unless SU Council approves it at its next meeting.
- Status: ActiveA policy that’s in force.
- Status: In ProgressA mandate the officers are working on.
- Status: DoneA mandate that was fully achieved.
- Status: Partly achievedA mandate that has closed with some, but not all, of it achieved. The last update explains what didn’t happen.
- Status: Not achievedA mandate that has closed without being achieved. The last update explains why.
- Status: EndedA policy or mandate that lapsed, was replaced or was withdrawn.
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