Governance
Operating Policies
The Hull University Students' Union is run in accordance with a number of operational policies and procedures. These are put in place by the Trustee Board to ensure the Union complies with its legal obligations and sector good practice. These policies remain in place until revised or revoked by the Board. Where appropriate we will seek student input to the generation of these policies.
- Fundraising Policy (updated December 2019)
- Volunteer Drivers
- Independent Student Activities (updated December 2017)
- Student Event External Speaker Policy (updated March 2017)
- Modern Slavery Statement (updated May 2018)
- Equality & Diversity Policy (updated December 2019)
- Right to Reply Guidelines
- Safeguarding Adults Policy (updated September 2020)
- Child Protection Policy (updated June 2020)
- Complaints Policy (updated May 2020)
- Disciplinary Policy (updated April 2020)
- Social Media Policy
- Zero Tolerance Policy (updated December 2019)
- Drugs Policy (new)
Union Council Policies
Hull University Students' Union also has a number of democratically approved policies, which are passed by students through our Union Council.
- Pronoun Policy (April 2019)
- Alcohol and Initiation Policy (March 2020)
- Stance on the Jenni Murray Lecture Theatre (June 2020)
Articles of Association
Click here to read our Articles of Association
Bye-laws
Click here to read our Bye-laws
Data Protection
Data Protection Policy
Data Sharing Agreement with University of Hull
Members Code of Conduct
Standing Orders set out in detail how different areas of the Union should operate and our working procedures. This ensures that we operate in line with our Bye-laws and Articles.
Click the links below to view the Standing Orders for Hull University Students' Union:
Union Development Zone
- 1001 President of the Students' Union
- 1002 Union Development Zone
- 1003 Chair of Union Council
- 1004 Environment & Sustainability Officer
Activities Zone
- 2001 President of Activities
- 2002 Activities Zone
- 2003 Societies
- 2003 Societies Annex A - Societies Use Of External Websites
- 2004 Societies Exec Committee
- 2005 Societies Council
- 2006 HYMS Societies Representative
Education Zone
- 3001 President of Education
- 3002 Education Zone
- 3003 Education Zone Open Meetings
- 3004 Faculty Representatives
- 3005 Deputy Faculty Representatives
- 3006 Course Rep Leaders
- 3007 Course Representatives
- 3008 Postgraduate Taught Officer
- 3009 Postgraduate Research Officer
- 3010 Postgraduate Faculty Representatives
- 3011 Mature Students Officer
- 3012 International Students Officer
- 3013 Foundation Students Officer
- 3014 Part-Time Students Officer
- 3015 HYMS Students Officer
Sport Zone
Inclusivity & Diversity Zone
- 5001 President of Inclusivity & Diversity
- 5002 Inclusivity & Diversity Zone
- 5003 LGBT+ Representative
- 5004 Women's Representative
- 5005 Disabled Students Representative
- 5006 BAME Students Representative
- 5007 Trans Students Representative
- 5008 Social Mobility and Class Representative
Constitutional
- 8001 Elections
- 8003 Union Council Meetings
- 8003 Annex A - Order Of Business
- 8005 Union Executive Committee
- 8009 Student Committee Elections
- 8010 Accountability of Zone Members, Union Council and Union Executive Committee
If you have any questions or to obtain the Standing Orders in alternative formats, contact our Student Voice Manager.
Hull University Union Annual Financial Reports
- Annual account of Hull University Union 2017/18
- Annual account of Hull University Union 2016/17
- Annual account of Hull University Union 2015/16
- Annual account of Hull University Union 2014/15
- Annual account of Hull University Union 2013/14
- Annual account of Hull University Union 2012/13
- Annual account of Hull University Union 2011/12
- Annual account of Hull University Union 2010/11
- Annual account of Hull University Union 2009/10
Code of Practice – Education Act 1994 (revised September 2018)
University of Hull and Hull University Union Relationship Agreement
The minutes in this section are from the Union Executive Committee (UEC), various other committees and executive meetings.
These meetings are key to the way your Union is shaped. So feel free to look through the PDF files below and keep up-to-date with everything at your students' union.
(*) denotes that the meeting was extraordinary.
HULL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
2019/20
18 February 2020
14 January 2020
17 December 2019
19 November 2019
29 October 2019
24 September 2019
27 August 2019
2018/19
25 June 2019
4 June 2019
21 May 2019
23 April 2019
9 April 2019
29 March 2019
26 February 2019
12 February 2019
29 January 2019
15 January 2019
14 December 2018
4 December 2018
13 November 2018
30 October 2018
16 October 2018
2 October 2018
21 September 2018
4 September 2018
21 August 2018
7 August 2018
GOVERNANCE ZONE
EDUCATION ZONE
2019/20
29 January 2020
20 November 2019
22 October 2019
2018/19
13 March 2019
27 February 2019
13 February 2019
30 January 2019
12 December 2018
28 November 2018
14 November 2018
2017/18
No meetings took place
2019/20
11/12 February 2020
26 November 2019
22 October 2019
2018/19 †
30 April/1 May 2019
12 March 2019
12/13 February 2019
27/28 November 2018
30/31 October 2018
2017/18 †
30 April/1 May 2018
12/13 March 2018
5/6 February 2018
4/5 December 2017
6/7 November 2017
†as Course Rep Forum
Postgraduate Research Forum
21 February 2020
31 January 2017
ACTIVITIES ZONE
2018/19
2017/18
Minutes currently unavailable
2019/20
Minutes currently unavailable
SPORTS ZONE
2019/20
13 May 2020
6 May 2020
22 April 2020
15 April 2020
1 April 2020
26 February 2020
3 February 2020
6 December 2019
18 November 2019
21 October 2019
2017/18
Minutes currently unavailable
2019/20
Minutes currently unavailable