About Us Get Involved Your Union Change Things Be Represented Advice Hub Shop Login POLICIES AND REFERENCES Here you can find all our important documents detailing how we’re run, what we’ve consulted on and what our policies are. GOVERNANCE Important stuff about how we're run. HW Union Articles of Association of Incorporated Charity HW Union Bye-Laws Updated October 2020 HW Union Code of Practice Strategic Plan 2019 - 2025 Complaints Policy Updated October 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The AGM gives our members (Heriot-Watt students) the chance to ask us about what we've been doing over the past year. We've been busy making your student life better and we're proud of our work, so we'd love to answer your questions. The AGM also gives you the opportunity to raise any issues you think that we should be dealing with. Approved minutes of AGM 4 February 2020 Approved minutes of AGM 12 February 2019 Approved minutes of AGM 13 February 2018 Approved minutes of AGM 16 February 2017 ENVIRONMENT AND ETHICS We all take a part in improving our environment. Our Union believes we must take a positive approach and encourage students and the University to help and support environmental practices such as recycling and good ethical practices e.g. buying Fairtrade products. Environmental Aspects and Impacts Report TRUSTEE BOARD MINUTES As a charity we have trustees who oversee the Union and how it's run and ensure we're carrying out our aims & objectives. The trustees will hold a minimum of 4 meetings in any Academic Year. Minutes of the most recent meeting need to be approved by the committee members at the next meeting. This is to make sure they are a true representation of the meeting, so there may be a slight delay before minutes are published. 47th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 2 March 2021 46th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 10 Dec 2020 45th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 22 Sept 2020 44th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 22 June 2020 43rd Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 20 May 2020 42nd Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 20 Apr 2020 41st Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 5 Dec 2019 40th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 9 Oct 2019 39th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 23 May 2019 38th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 14 March 2019 37th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 6 December 2018 36th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 19 Sept 2018 35th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 24 May 2018 34th Trustee Board Meeting Minutes 13 March 2018 POLICIES Here is our current list of policies. Policies shape what we do as a Union and are a result of a clear mandate from the student population. You can change things and submit your ideas for policies to us. Tell us your idea to get the ball rolling. Anti-PREVENT Policy Attainment Gap Policy Environmental and Sustainability Policy Equality and Diversity Fair Trade Policy Include a wider range of healthier foods Nestle Boycott Provide restrooms suitable for everyone Provision of a quiet chill out area for students Public Speakers Policy Sense-Based Approch to Drugs Motion Street Lighting on Campus Widening Access Motion Zero Tolerance Policy Erasmus Sexual Harassment CONSULTATION From time to time we're consulted by local & national government on issues of importance to students. Below you can see the responses the Union has given following consultance with students. 01 Consultation on the Draft Student Fees (Scotland) Order 2011 - September 2011 02 Putting Learners at the Centre Delivering Our Ambitions for Post-16 Education Dec 2011 03 Mental Health Strategy for Scotland January 2012 04 Your Scotland, Your Referendum May 2012 05 Consultation on the Charging of Premiums in the Private Rented Sector May 2012 Developing the New Local Transport Strategy March 2013 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS They speak for themselves. Financial Accounts to 31 July 2020 Financial Accounts to 31 July 2019 Financial Accounts to 31 July 2018 Financial Accounts to 31 July 2017 Financial Accounts to 31 July 2016 Financial Accounts to 31 July 2015 Financial Accounts to 31 July 2014 ACCESS We take the issue of accessibility very seriously. We have been audited by Attitude is Everything and have received a Bronze Award for being an accessible entertainment venue. The Union is an accessible building with all its entertainment space on the ground floor. We have disabled toilet facilities and well trained staff who will make sure you have a great time at the Union. We also have a lift for our office and meeting rooms on the first floor. We'll do everything we can to help you make sure you enjoy the Union's events so please do get in touch with any accessibility requests. 2 FOR 1 - WITH AN ENABLER If you would like to bring an enabler along to any ticketed event we offer a 2 for 1 deal. Simply come in to the Union, call or drop us an e-mail. VIEWING PLATFORM The Union has a dedicated viewing platform in Zero Degrees and can have this in place for most events. If you’d like to request this for a specific event please call or email us. EARLY ENTRY If you would like to have early entry to an event please call or email us and we would be happy to arrange this. INDUCTION LOOP We have a portable induction loop in the Union and can have this available for visitors at any time. Just ask Reception when you arrive. ACCESS ADDRESS BOOK When you contact us to let us know what access needs you have - we will store this information in a secure file so that when you next come in you don’t have to go through the same process again. Just let us know when you’re coming in and we’ll make sure everything is sorted. ALSO IN THIS SECTION... Executive Committee Minutes Guest Speaker Policy OR MAYBE... Who We Are Get In Touch Meet the Team Policies and References AGM SAY HELLO... STUDENTS FIRST, ALWAYS. About Us Get Involved Your Union Change Things Be Represented Advice Hub Shop Heriot-Watt University Student Union is a charity (SC011949) and company limited by guarantee (SC504788) registered in Scotland. Heriot-Watt University Student Union, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS We take privacy seriously. Click here to read about it. Fancy advertising to our users? 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