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Policy, Constitution and Governance

This page contains information on the societies policy and constitution, and provides some extra resources for effective governance of your society.

Policy

The societies policy can be viewed here

Constitution

This section outline what a constitution is, its importance and where you should display your societies constitution.

What is a constitution?

Your constitution is a general standing document which guides your society, both now and in future, on how to stay true to its core aims and operations.

How can we display our constitution?

Once you have completed the document as part of the reaffiliation process you should  upload it to your society webpage.

Why is a consitution important?

It is important to produce a constitution as it outlines the core purpose of your society for future committees, and uploading it to your webpage is required to achieve Active and Engaged badges and awards. 

Download constitution template

If you want to make any changes to the template, this will need to go to Societies Exec for approval. If you simply fill in the gaps of the template, this does not need to go to Societies Exec.

Governance

There are further resources at the bottom of this page to help you manage the running of your society. 

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