Winchester Student Union is run according to a set of governing articles, foremost of these is our constitution.
A constitution is a set of rules that set out how a body is governed and run.
Our constitution was adopted by our members as of the 1st July 2011 and is required to be reviewed on a five year basis.
The constitution was reviewed in the academic year 16/17 and minor amendments were made by the Officers, Trustees & Student Senate, of the Union. All such amendments were made to either provide clarity or reflect best practice or adopted bye-law. The Constitution was last reveiwed in the academic year 21/22 with no further ammendments.
Constitution - Our governing document.
Bye-laws are high level documents that provide further details on how Winchester Student Union operates as both a democratic charitable and membership organisation. Each bye-law gives such specificity for a specific area of our activity, those being:
Bye-Law 1 - Union Democracy, Governance & Meeting Groups
Bye-Law 2 - Code of Conduct - Disciplinaries, Complaints & Appeals
Bye-Law 3 - Election Regulations
Bye-Law 4 - Activities
Bye-Law 5 - Finance
Bye-Law 6 - Complaints (About the Union)
Policy - Health & Safety
Policy - Equality
Policy - Data Protection
Policy - Sustainability
Policy - Safeguarding
Audited Accounts:
Winchester Student Union is a charitable membership organisation, and one of our mandates is to be transparent about how we spend money and our financial health. Indeed it is a legal requirement for us to have our accounts audited by an independent professional 3rd party, to make sure our accounting, policies and practices are all in good shape and the organisation is sustainable.
Click for details of our most recent audited accounts.
If you have any questions about the constitution, our Bye Laws, or our audited accounts please email the President of Winchester Student Union.