Governance Reform and Plan for change

Organisation and Governance Review - Moving YUSU Forward

The Charities Act which comes into effect in 2009 requires all students' unions to register with the Charities Commissioners, a regulatory body for Charities. This means that we need to change some of our structures to ensure we are compliant with their requests

Our governance review has coincided with our organisational review. These two processes complement and enhance each other. Whilst the governance review looks at our union structures, the organisational review looks at the roles of officers and staff within YUSU.

Hopefully, this process will result in a union which is simpler to understand and easier to get involved with.  Ultimately, a more effective union which is of better help to our membership.

Over the next two months York students will produce a new constitution which changes our structures and our officer roles. Please browse around our website (which is linked below) for more information about governance and our recent organisational audit.

Governance may seem a daunting concept and organisational review may sound very dry but these processes are at the heart of creating a union which better functions for students here at The University of York.

If you have any questions please drop an email to YUSU President, Anne-Marie Canning president@yusu.org
Page Created: 25th Apr, 2008
Last Updated: 10:07pm on 27th Apr, 2008 by Tom Scott