governance, policy & planning

The University of Stirling Students’ Union is constituted by the University of Stirling’s Royal Charter (14th December 1967) and is a registered charity in accordance with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. As such the organisation is governed by a number of key documents in order to ensure effective delivery of its core purpose, which are provided below:

governing documents

Constitution

Schedule 1- Committees

Schedule 2- Elections and Referendum

Schedule 3- Officer Profiles

Schedule 4- Trustee Schedule

Schedule 5- Standing Orders

Schedule 6- Discipline (currently under review)

Schedule 7- Sports Schedule

Schedule 8- Clubs & Societies Schedule

core union policy

Safety Policy Statement

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy

Equal Opportunities Policy (under review - 2017)

No Platforms Policy

Zero Tolerance Policy

'Lapsed Policy' Policy

Safe Space Policy

Environmental and Ethical Policy

Volunteer Policy

Union Policy - if you would like to see a copy of any of our policies we've passed over the last 50 years (electronic form or hard copy) please email theunion@stir.ac.uk

submitting a motion

All students can submit a motion to a Union Stir-it-up (General Meeting) or Zone Meeting. If the meeting is quorate, and if the motion passes, the motion becomes Union Policy. If you wish to submit a motion, please ensure you use this template - Motion Template - if you have any questions or need help putting the motion together, please email theunion@stir.ac.uk

making a complaint

We hope that you'll never have need to make a complaint regarding the Union but should you wish to, please read the information in our Complaints procedure here. Should you wish to proceed with a complaint, please complete our pro-forma here and send to theunion@stir.ac.uk