The student officers are eight students, elected by the whole student population, who work full time at the Students' Union for a year.
The Students' Union's constitution and bye-laws is a list of rules and regulations which the Students' Union works to. It covers areas such as Students' Union Officers powers, committee, sports club and society regulations, the Union complaints procedure and our policies.
Click here to view the Students' Union Constitution 2011/12
The constitution is reviewed annually around the time of the Students' Union Officer elections (March). Proposed changes are then voted on in a referendum. However, students can make a submission to amend the constitution at any time by calling a referendum themselves.
The Constitutional Committee met in March 2012 and considered a set of proposals for amendments to the Constitution and Bye-Laws, which will be considered by Students' Union Council at their next meeting on Thursday 10 May.