Edited sentence: In some ways the new system has not improved the mechanisms behind the awarding of HLM, and has also caused controversy.It has also been alleged that any system where the authority to grant or not grant a person the award of HLM is decided by a committee of students can be open to abuse if a clique develops within the Students' Association as an otherwise worthy recipient may be denied HLM if he or she is not part of the clique.It is also felt by some that the automatic awarding of HLM to sabbatical officers runs contrary to the stated aims of the Students' Association as expressed in the revised criteria.Some critics allege that the opening up of the award to students for contributions made outwith the work of the Students' Association has meant that some people have been awarded HLM despite vociferously denigrating the work of the elected officers and the Students' Association as an organisation