page_title: University of Nottingham Students' Union
section_title: Governance
hierarchical_section_title: University of Nottingham Students' Union / Governance
caption_attribution_description: English: The University of Nottingham Students' Union 411th (1st) Union Council. The Executive Committee answer questions. From left to right: Andrea Pilava, Environmental &amp; Social Justice Officer; Luke Mitchell, Democracy &amp; Communications Officer; Mike Dore, Equal Opportunities &amp; Welfare Officer; Matt Styles, Education Officer; Michelle McLoughlin, Activities Officer; Sian Green, Accommodation &amp; Communities Officer; Amos Teshuva, Union President.
context_page_description: The University of Nottingham Students' Union is the students' union at the University of Nottingham, England. It is a representative body that aims to represent students to both the university and the wider community.
  The Students' Union is housed in the Portland Building on University Park campus, a building shared with some non-student union activities. The union receives a block grant from the university of over £2 million to support its activities, although the union also raises money through income streams such as the Union shop and a bar.
  All members of the University of Nottingham are automatically members of the Students' Union, unless they use their right to opt out of membership. As such the University of Nottingham Students' Union has over 34,000 members. The Union obtained charitable status in 2010 and is overseen by a Board of Trustees made up of student-elected sabbatical officers and full-time staff.
context_section_description: The Students' Union is governed by its Constitution and Regulations, a document which is informally known as the 'Big Red Book'. The Students' Union also maintains a policy file, which outlines its stance on various issues. The Students' Union is established by the statutes of the university, which provide that "There shall be a Union of Students of the University" and that "Ordinances shall prescribe the constitution, functions, privileges and other matters relating to the Union of Students." Ordinance XI: Union of Students fulfils this role. Changes to the Constitution, Regulations and Policy File are typically made by Students' Union Council; however, the whole membership can vote on a policy in a referendum. In 2016 a referendum was held on whether the Students' Union would remain a member of the National Union of Students. The referendum was one of a number of referendums held by Students' Unions following the election of Malia Bouattia as National Union of Students President. The Referendum came back with a strong Yes Vote, this was despite strong and substantiated evidence that the No Campaign predominantly led by students from Nottingham University Conservative Association had been supported including financially by UNiDAYS which caused huge controversy and accusations of incompetence on the part of the returning officer.
caption: The union executive committee 2012/13, taking questions at the 411th (1st) Union Council in October 2012.
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