Governance & Documents

Read all the Students' Union documents here and find out how its run

On this page you'll find the Students' Union's Articles of Association and Bye-Laws that outline how the Students' Union is run, information about our affiliations, statements such as environmental and confidentiality statements, and financial information and accounts.

If you have any questions relating to these documents please email Brad Coales, Secretary & Governance Adviser on b.coales@qmul.ac.uk.

Governing Documents

Document Name	Download
Articles of Association	PDF 175KB
Bye Law 1 – Membership	PDF 176KB
Bye Law 2 – Referendums	PDF 87KB
Bye Law 3 – Annual Members' Meetings	PDF 30KB
Bye Law 4 – The Board of Trustees, its Committees and the Board of Directors of the Union's trading subsidiary - Bye-law revoked following revision of Articles of QMSU and QMSUSL 2018
Bye Law 5 – Executive Committee	PDF 72KB
Bye Law 6 – Executive Officers	PDF 105KB
Bye Law 7 – Student Council	PDF 315KB
Bye Law 8 – Student Representatives and Part Time Officers	PDF 384KB
Bye Law 9 – Terms of Reference for Student Meetings - Contained within other Bye-laws
Bye Law 10 – Elections	PDF 160KB
Bye Law 11 – Affiliations	PDF 162KB
Bye Law 12 – Barts and The London Student Association	PDF 183KB
Bye Law 13 – Students Media	PDF 201KB
Bye Law 14 – Club Sport	PDF 308KB
Bye Law 15 – Societies	PDF 307KB
Bye Law 16 – Volunteering - Bye-law does not exist
Bye Law 17 – Raise and Give	PDF 283KB
Bye Law 18 – Course Representatives - Governed by agreement with QMUL
Bye Law 19 – Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures	PDF 238KB
Bye Law 20 – Student Staff Protocol	PDF 134KB
Bye Law 21 – Complaints Procedure	PDF 251KB
Memorandum and Articles of Association of QMSU Services Limited	PDF 93KB

Strategies

Document Name	Download
Strategic Plan 2020	PDF 750KB
Sports Strategy 2015	PDF 750KB

Affiliations

Document Name	Download
2010/11 Affiliations	PDF 30KB
2011/12 Affiliations	PDF 30KB
2012/13 Affiliations	PDF 30KB
2013/14 Affiliations	PDF 30KB
2014/15 Affiliations	PDF 88KB
2015/16 Affiliations	PDF 48KB
2016/17 Affiliations	PDF 139KB

Statements & Policies

Document Name	Download
Equality and Diversity Policy	PDF 26KB
Health and Safety Policy	PDF 223KB
Academic Advice Service Code of Practice on Confidentiality & Data Protection	Word 30KB
Resource Allocation Policy	PDF 92KB
Safeguarding Children Policy	PDF 339KB
Safeguarding Adults at Risk Policy	PDF 542KB
Whistleblowing Policy	Word 81KB
Data Protection Policy	Word 836KB

Financial Information and Accounts

Document Name	Download
Queen Mary Students' Union Reports and Financial Statements July 2017	PDF 17MB
QMSU Services Reports and Financial Statements July 2017	PDF 5MB
Queen Mary Students' Union Reports and Financial Statements July 2016	PDF 5MB
QMSU Services Reports and Financial Statements July 2016	PDF 5MB
Queen Mary Students' Union Reports and Financial Statements July 2015	PDF 5MB
QMSU Services Reports and Financial Statements July 2015	PDF 5MB
QMSU Services Financial Statements July 2014	PDF 12MB
QMSU Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2013-14	PDF 14.2MB
Queen Mary Students' Union Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2012-13	PDF 12MB
QMSU Services Limited Annual Reports and Financial Statements 2012-2013	PDF 6MB
Queen Mary Students' Union Annual Report and Financial Statements 2011-12	PDF 12MB
QMSU Services Limited Annual Report and Financial Statements 2011-2012	PDF 6MB
Queen Mary Students' Union Annual Report and Financial Statements 2010-2011	PDF 6MB
QMSU Services Limited Annual Report and Financial Statements 2010-2011	PDF 5MB
Queen Mary Students' Union Annual Report and Financial Statements 2009-2010	PDF 6MB
QMSU Services Limited Annual Report and Financial Statements 2009-2010	PDF 4MB
Queen Mary Students' Union Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008-2009
QMSU Services Limited Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008-2009	PDF 4MB

Code of Practice

Document Name	Download
Code of Practice 2015	PDF 2.11MB