articles & bye-laws Consultation
This page constitutes a formal notification of a Student Meeting in accordance with our current Articles (Article 47) which is being called to approve our new proposed Articles, in accordance with Article 5.2.
Following consultation with students, the following timeline has been approved for the next stages of consultation and approval. Taking on board this feedback, the Trustee Board has approved an amended process, as outlined below.
Articles of Association
A briefing document outlining the purpose of the Articles and the key changes within the document can be found here.
Step 1. Approval of proposed articles of association
The consultation on the Articles of Association begun following the All Student Meeting in November 2024. The Board is now in a position to propose the following Articles of Association.
Proposed Articles of Association
step 2. amendments to the proposed articles of association
The Trustee Board welcomes submissions of amendments to these proposed articles. Any Student Member can propose an amendment using the form below, until midnight on Sunday 9th of March 2025. Student Members may also show their support or otherwise for any proposed amendments using the form below at the bottom of the page. You must be logged in to the website to submit an amendment.
Student Members can also bring proposed amendments to the following meetings:
Individual meetings can also be booked using this booking link.
Amendments will be reviewed by the Transformation Taskforce and the Trustee Board and will be subject to approval.
step 3. approval by student members of the proposed articles of association
A Student Members meeting has been called for Tuesday 11th of March 2025 at 5:30pm at 4 Worcester Street, Oxford, OX1 2BX. Student Members may also join online by registering here.
It is important to note that following the Student Members meeting, there may be some final amendments proposed by the students' union or University legal counsel.
step 4. approval by special resolution of the company law members, followed by notification to the university's council.
We expect this to place at some point in Week 9, with the final sign off by University Council taking place in July 2025.
bye-laws
It is important to highlight that following consultation with the Transformation Taskforce and JCR PresCom, a decision was made to ask the Trustee Board to approve a set of Interim Bye-Laws in order to provide the constitutional basis for the creation of the Conference of Common Rooms as determined by the Michaelmas 2024 student consultation. Conference will then lead on the further development of the permanent bye-laws, resulting in an all Student Member referendum in Trinity 2025.
The bye-laws currently available for consultation are as follows:
Bye-Law 1: Membership of the SU
Bye-Law 3: Officers of the SU
Bye-Law 5: Conference of Common Rooms
Bye-Law 6: Representative Committees (RepComs)
step 1. amendments to the proposed interim bye-laws
The Trustee Board welcomes submissions of amendments to these proposed interim bye-laws. Any Student Member can propose an amendment using this form, until midnight on Sunday 9th of March 2025. Student Members may also show their support or otherwise for any proposed amendments using this form.
Student Members can also bring proposed amendments to the following meetings:
Individual meetings can also be booked using this booking link.
Amendments will be reviewed by the Transformation Taskforce and the Trustee Board and will be subject to approval. You must be logged into the website to submit an amendment.
step 2. approval by the trustee board of the interim bye-laws
The amended interim bye-laws will be presented at the Student Members meeting on 11th March at 5:30pm. The Trustee Board shall then approve the interim bye-laws ahead of the Trinity Term 2025.
Step 3. Conference of Common Rooms
A pilot version of Conference of Common Rooms will take place in early Trinity 2025. The purpose of this meeting shall be to review and amend the interim bye-laws, with a view to holding a referendum towards the end of Trinity 2025 to move the bye-laws from interim status to permanence.
If you have any questions about any of the above, please email studentengagement@oxfordsu.ox.ac.uk
In the absence of current Bye-Laws, the Transformation Taskforce was set up to provide a consultation space lead by students. The SU is grateful to this group of students who have supported the development of these new Articles and draft bye-laws.