Governing Documents

Birkbeck Students' Union Governing Documents 

Our governance documents explain how we run as a Students' Union, our purpose and our values. 

Articles of Association 

Bye-Laws 

Other Policies 

• Health & Safety policy
• Privacy Policy
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy (2021)
• Freedom of Speech 

Trustee Guidance

• What is a trustee?
• A Chairs Compass Guide
• The Governance Wheel (A tool to measure and develop governance)
• Charity Governance Code (This Code is a practical tool to help charities and their trustees develop high standards of governance)
• Tools and Guide Guidance Trustees

Development Documents 

• Strategy (Draft) (Old Draft)
• Strategy Update (May)
• Code of Conduct Update (May)
• Finance Terms of Reference (draft update) (May)
• Health and Saftey (Update) (May)
• Block Grant (1 of 2) (Completed) (25-26)
• Benchmarking (2 of 2) (Completed) (25-26)