Constitution

The Association is required by law to have a constitution. It brings together the requirements of both Education and Charity law. The Constitution is reviewed every 5 years; this was last completed in December 2020.

The Constitution outlines the objects, purpose and framework which underpins the day-to-day functions of The Association. 

The Constitution is supported by the Schedules, which provide more operational scope to the Constitution, with different Schedules focussing on different aspects of The Association. 

To find out more, you can have a read of our constitution and its complimentary schedules.

Code of Practice

The Association is required by law to have a constitution. It brings together the requirements of both Education Act 1994 (the Act 1994) and Charity law (OSCR).

The Constitution is reviewed every 5 years using the following schedule: 2025-26; 2030-2031; 2035-2036

A review will be conducted earlier if there are major changes to how we operate, legal changes, university changes and/or student desire to change.

The Constitution outlines the objects, purpose, and framework which underpins the day-to-day functions of The Association.

The Constitution is supported by the Schedules, which provide more operational scope to the Constitution, with different Schedules focusing on different aspects of The Association. To find out more, you can have a read of our constitution and its complimentary schedules.

As part of the Education act 1994 (the 1994 Act) the University is required to produce a Code of Practice relating to the operation of the Students' Association. Here is the link to this document.